A Course of Medical Studies Containing a Comparative View of the Anatomical Structure of Man and of Animals, Vol. 2 of 3: A History of Diseases, and ... to the Regular Action of the Different Organs - Hardcover

J. Burdin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 048317453X ISBN 13: 9780483174535

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Explore a historic overview of diseases with detailed anatomy and clinical progressions.

This volume presents a thorough account of the history of diseases, combining anatomical insight with observed clinical progressions. It covers how diseases manifest in different body systems, from the vascular and skeletal changes to mucous membranes, skin, and internal organs. The text aims to map common patterns, the evolution of symptoms, and the ways physicians in the past understood contagion, treatment, and prognosis. It includes discussions of phlegmasia, syphilis, various fevers, and the way systemic illness can alter multiple organs over time.

• Learn how phlegmasia and related swellings develop, progress, and respond to treatments described in historical cases.
• Discover the described sequence of constitutional syphilis symptoms and their relationship to local signs like chancres and eruptions.
• See how diseases affect bones, joints, mucous membranes, and organs, with notes on prognosis and complications.
• Gain perspective on nineteenth‑century medical reasoning about contagion, systemic impact, and healing approaches.

Ideal for readers of medical history, anatomy, and early clinical texts who want a window into how disease was described and understood in the past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048317453X
• ISBN 13: 9780483174535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 460