Thomas, 1907: the Eclectic Practice of Medicine.
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Part I. Infectious Diseases.
- Typhoid Fever. Typhus abdominalis; Typhus nervosus; Ileo-Typhus Fever; Autumnal Fever, etc.
- Typhus Fever. Famine Fever; Ship Fever; Jail Fever; Hospital Fever; Putrid Fever.
- Relapsing Fever. Typhus Recurrens; Bilious Typhoid; Famine Fever; Hunger Pest; Spirillum Fever.
- Malarial Fever. Ague; Chills and Fever; Intermittent Fever; Swamp Fever; Marsh Fever; Paludal Fever.
- Gastric Intermittent.
- Masked Intermittent.
- Pernicious Intermittent. Congestive Intermittent; Congestive Chills; Malignant Intermittent.
- Chronic Malarial Fever. Malarial Cachexia; Chronic Ague.
- Remittent Fever. Bilious Fever; Estivo-Autumnal Fever; Gastric Fever.
- Yellow Fever. Typhus Ichteroides; Febris Flava; Black Vomit; Yellow Jack.
- Cholera. Cholera Algida; Cholera Asiatica; Cholera Maligna.
- Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Spotted Fever; Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis; Typhus Syncopalis; Malignant Purpuric Fever.
- Variola. Small-pox; German, Blattern; French, La Petite Verole. Smallpox.
- Variola Vaccinia. Cow-pox; Vaccination.
- Varicella. Chicken-pox.
- Scarlet Fever. Scarlatina; Scarlet Rash.
- Measles. Moribilli; Rubeoli.
- Rubella. Rothein; Rubella Notha; Epidemic Roseola; German Measles; French Measles; Hybrid Measles; Bastard Measles.
- Parotitis. Mumps; Epidemic Parotitis.
- Pertussis. Whooping-cough; Tussis Convulsiva.
- Diphtheria. Diphtheritis; Angina Maligna; Membranous Croup.
- Influenza. Epidemic Catarrhal Fever; La Grippe.
- Pneumonia. - See respiratory diseases.
- Erysipelas. St. Anthony's Fire.
- Septicemia. Blood Poisoning.
- Pyemia.
- Tuberculosis.
- Tuberculosis of the Lymph Glands. Scrofula; Struma; King's Evil.
- Acute Pneumonic Phthisis. Acute Phthisis; Galloping Consumption.
- Chronic Tuberculosis. Phthisis Pulmonalis; Consumption; Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Chronic Ulcerative Tuberculosis.
- Syphilis. Pox; Mal-Venerean; Lues Venerea.
- Dengue. Break-bone Fever; Dandy Fever; Broken-wing Fever.
- The Plague. Bubonic Plague; Pestilence, or Pest; Black Death; Plague of Egypt.
- Leprosy. Lepra; Elephantiasis Graecorum; Leontiasis.
- Glanders. Farcy.
- Actinomycosis. Big Jaw; Lumpy Jaw.
- Anthrax. Malignant Pustule; Splenic Fever; Wool-sorter's Disease; Carbuncle; Bloody Murrain.
- Hydrophobia. Rabies.
- Tetanus. Lockjaw; Trismus; Opisthotonos.
- Infectious Diseases of Doubtful Nature.
- Febricula. Ephemeral Fever; Simple Continued Fever; Synochal Fever.
- Dysentery. ( See Diseases of the Intestines.)
- Milk Sickness.
- Rare Infectious Diseases. Under this heading we might include a description of Mountain Fever, Weil's Disease, Schlammfieber, Malta Fever, and Miliary Fever, but these are rarely met with, and their pathology and treatment have not been extensively studied.
Part II. Diseases of the Respiratory System.
I. Diseases of the Nose.
- Acute Rhinitis. Acute Nasal Catarrh; Acute Coryza; Cold in the Head.
- Chronic Rhinitis. Chronic Nasal Catarrh; Rhinitis Hypertrophica; Rhinitis Atrophica; Ozena.
- Autumnal Catarrh. Hay Fever; Hay Asthma; Summer Catarrh; Rose Catarrh.
- Epistaxis. Nosebleed.
II. Diseases of the Larynx.
- Acute Catarrhal Laryngitis. Croup.
- Chronic Laryngitis. Ministers' Sore-throat.
- Spasmodic Laryngitis. Spasmodic Croup; Laryngismus Stridulus; Spasm of the Larynx.
- Edematous Laryngitis. Edema of the Larynx; Submucous Laryngitis.
- Pseudo-Membranous Laryngitis. Membranous Croup; Laryngeal Diphtheria.
III. Diseases of the Bronchi.
- Acute Bronchitis. Tracheo-Bronchitis; Cold on the Chest.
- Chronic Bronchitis.
- Bronchiectasis. Dilatation of the Bronchial Tubes.
- Asthma. Spasmodic Asthma; Nervous Asthma; Bronchial Asthma.
- Fibrinous Bronchitis. Pseudo-membranous Bronchitis; Croupous Bronchitis; Plastic Bronchitis.
IV. Diseases of the Lung.
- Lobar Pneumonia. Croupous or Fibrous Pneumonia; Pneumonitis; Lung Fever; Inflammation of the Lungs, and Winter Fever.
- Broncho-Pneumonia. Capillary Bronchitis; Lobular Pneumonia; Catarrhal Pneumonia.
- Chronic Interstitial Pneumonia. Cirrhosis of the Lungs; Fibroid Pneumonia; Fibroid Induration.
- Pulmonary Hemorrhage. Hemoptysis; Broncho-pulmonary Hemorrhage; Bronchorrhagia; Pneumorrhagia.
- Pulmonary Atelectasis. Apneumatosis; Collapse of the Lung.
- Pulmonary Emphysema.
- Pulmonary Abscess. Abscess of the Lungs; Suppurative Pneumonitis.
- Gangrene of the Lung.
- Pulmonary Edema. Edema of the Lungs.
V. Diseases of the Pleura.
- Pleurisy. Pleuritis.
- Acute Plastic Pleurisy. Dry Pleurisy; Fibrinous Pleurisy.
- Sero-Fibrinous Pleurisy. Subacute Pleurisy; Pleurisy with Effusion.
- Purulent Pleuritis. Empyemia.
- Chronic Pleurisy. Adhesive Pleurisy.
- Pneumothorax. Sero-Pneumothorax; Pyo-Pneumothorax.
- Hydrothorax. Thoracic Dropsy; Dropsy of the Chest; Dropsy of the Pleura.
Part III. Diseases of the Circulatory System.
I. Disease of the Pericardium.
- Pericarditis.
- Acute Plastic Pericarditis. Fibrinous Pericarditis; Dry Pericarditis.
- Pericarditis with Effusion. Sero-fibrinous Pericarditis; Hemorrhagic Pericarditis; Purulent Pericarditis.
- Adhesive-Pericarditis. Chronic Pericarditis.
- Hydropericardium. Dropsy of the Pericardium.
- Hemopericardium.
- Pneumo-Pericardium.
- Chylo-Pericardium.
II. Diseases of the Heart.
- Endocarditis.
- Simple Acute Endocarditis. Endocarditis Verrucosa.
- Ulcerative Endocarditis. Malignant Endocarditis; Infectious Endocarditis; Mycotic Endocarditis; Diphtheritic Endocarditis.
- Chronic Endocarditis. Chronic Interstitial Endocarditis; Sclerotic Endocarditis; Fibroid Endocarditis.
III. Chronic Valvular Diseases.
- Aortic Incompetency. Aortic Insufficiency; Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Stenosis.
- Mitral Incompetency. Mitral Regurgitation; Mitral Insufficiency.
- Mitral Stenosis.
- Tricuspid Incompetency. Tricuspid Regurgitation.
- Tricuspid Stenosis.
- Pulmonary Incompetency.
- Pulmonary Stenosis.
- Combined Valvular Lesions.
- Cardiac Thrombosis.
- Hypertrophy of the Heart. Hypertrophia Cordis.
- Cardiac Dilatation.
- Cardiac Atrophy.
- Acute Myocarditis. Carditis.
- Chronic Myocarditis. Fibroid Heart; Cardio-Sclerosis; Chronic Interstitial Myocarditis.
- Degenerations of the Myocardium. Anemic necrosis, anemic infarct, or white infarct.
- Fatty Overgrowths.
- Disease of the Coronary Artery. Disease of the coronary arteries has been considered in anemic necrosis, and needs no further mention.
- Cardiac Aneurism.
- Rupture of the Heart.
- Minor Cardiac Affections.
IV. Neuroses of the Heart.
- Palpitation.
- Tachycardia. Rapid Heart; Synchosphyxia; Paroxysmal Hurry of the Heart.
- Bradycardia. Brachycardia; Slow Heart.
- Arhythmia. Irregular Heart; Allorrhythmia; Delirium Cordis; Intermittent Heart.
- Angina Pectoris. Stenocardia; Breast-Pang; Neuralgia of the Heart.
V. Diseases of the Arteries.
- Acute Aortitis.
- Arteriosclerosis. Endarteritis Chronic Deformens; Atheroma; Arterial Sclerosis.
- Aneurism.
Part IV. Diseases of the Digestive System.
I. Diseases of the Mouth.
- Acute Stomatitis.
- Aphthous Stomatitis. Follicular Stomatitis; Disseminated Vesicular Stomatitis; Fibrinous Stomatitis.
- Thrush. Parasitic Stomatitis; Stomatitis Mycosa.
- Ulcerative Stomatitis. Fetid Stomatitis; Putrid Sore Mouth.
- Mercurial Stomatitis.
- Membranous Stomatitis. Croupous Stomatitis.
- Gangrenous Stomatitis. Cancrum Oris; Noma; Water Cancer.
- Glossitis.
II. Diseases of the Salivary Glands.
- Hypersecretion. Ptyalism.
- Xerostomia. Dry Mouth.
- Inflammation of the Salivary Glands. Specific Parotitis.Mumps.Symptomatic Parotitis. Parotid Bubo.
III. Diseases of the Pharynx.
- Angina Simplex. Sore Throat; Acute Pharyngitis.
- Phlegmonous Pharyngitis. Cynanche Maligna.
- Chronic Pharyngitis. Chronic Follicular Pharyngitis; Chronic Granular Pharyngitis; Pharyngeal Catarrh.
- Ulceration of the Pharynx. Ulcerated Sore Throat.
IV. Diseases of the Tonsils.
- Acute Catarrhal Tonsillitis.
- Follicular Tonsillitis.
- Acute Suppurative Tonsillitis. Quinsy; Angina Tonsillaris.
- Chronic Tonsillitis. Hypertrophy of the Tonsils; Mouth-Breathing.
V. Diseases of the Esophagus.
- Esophagitis.
- Stenosis of the Esophagus. Esophageal Stricture.
VI. Diseases of the Stomach.
- Acute Gastritis. Gastric Catarrh; Acute Dyspepsia; Simple Gastritis.
- Phlegmonous Gastritis. Acute Suppurative Gastritis.
- Parasitic or Mycotic Gastritis.
- Chronic Gastritis. Chronic Dyspepsia; Chronic Catarrhal Gastritis.
- Dilatation of the Stomach. Gastrectasis; Gastrectasia.
- Gastric Ulcer. Peptic Ulcer; Rodent Ulcer; Round Ulcer; Penetrating Ulcer, etc.
- Cancer of the Stomach.
- Hemorrhage from the Stomach. Hematemesis; Gastrorrhagia.
- Gastralgia. Gastrodynia; Cardialgia.
- Neuroses of the Stomach. Nervous Dyspepsia; Gastric Neurasthenia.
- Hypersecretion and Hyperacidity.
- Nervous Vomiting.
- Rumination.
- Peristaltic Unrest.
- Nervous Eructations.
VII. Diseases of the Intestines.
- Acute Catarrhal Enteritis. Acute Intestinal Catarrh; Acute Diarrhea; Enterocolitis.
- Chronic Catarrhal Enteritis. Chronic Intestinal Catarrh; Chronic Enterocolitis; Chronic Diarrhea.
- Phlegmonous Enteritis.
- Pseudo-Membranous Enteritis. Croupous Enteritis; Diphtheretic Enteritis.
- Mucous Colitis. Tubular Diarrhea; Membranous Enteritis.
- Diarrheas of Children. Acute Gastro-intestinal Catarrh; Summer Complaint; Acute Gastro-enteritis; Cholera Infantum.
- Constipation. Costiveness; Obstipation.
- Dysentery. Flux; Bloody Flux; Recto-Colitis.
- Chronic Dysentery.
- Appendicitis.
- Intestinal Ulcers.
- Cancer of the Intestine.
- Cholera Morbus. Cholera Nostra; Sporadic Cholera.
- Intestinal Obstruction. Ileus.
VIII. Diseases of the Liver.
- Jaundice. Icterus.
- Catarrhal Jaundice. Icterus Catarrhalis; Duodeno-Cholangitis; Inflammation of the Common Bile-duct.
- Infantile Jaundice. Icterus Neonatorum.
- Malignant Jaundice. Acute Yellow Atrophy of the Liver; Icterus Gravis.
- Vascular Lesions of the Hepatic Circulation.
- Hyperemia. Congestion of the Liver.
- Passive Hyperemia. Passive Congestion of the Liver; Nutmeg Liver; Cyanotic Liver.
- Diseases of the Portal Vein.
- Cirrhosis of the Liver. Interstitial Hepatitis; Gindrinker's Liver, Sclerosis of the Liver; Nutmeg Liver; Hobnailed Liver.
- Abscess of the Liver. Suppurative Hepatitis; Hepatic Abscess.
- Amyloid Liver. Waxy Liver; Lardaceous Liver.
- Fatty Liver. Steatosis of the Liver.
- New Growths in the Liver.
- Suppurative Cholangitis.
- Gall-Stones. Biliary Calculi; Cholelithiasis.
IX. Diseases of the Spleen.
- Dislocation of the Spleen. Floating Spleen.
- Splenic Hyperemia.
- Splenitis. Acute Splenic Tumor; Acute Hyperplasia of the Spleen.
- Suppurative Splenitis. Abscess of the Spleen.
- Chronic Inflammation of the Spleen. Chronic Hypertrophy.
- Splenic Infarction.
X. Diseases of the Pancreas.
- Hemorrhage.
- Acute Pancreatitis. Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis.
- Suppurative Pancreatitis.
- Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Carcinoma of the Pancreas.
- Pancreatic Cyst.
- Pancreatic Calculi.
XI. Diseases of the Peritoneum.
- Acute Peritonitis.
- Chronic Peritonitis.
- Ascites. Dropsy of the Peritoneum; Abdominal Dropsy.
Part V - Diseases of the Urinary Tract.
I. Diseases of the Kidney.
- Movable Kidney. Floating Kidney; Dislocated Kidney; Wandering Kidney; Renal Mobilis.
- Circulatory Disorders of the Kidneys.
- Active Hyperemia. Acute or Active Congestion of the Kidney.
- Passive Hyperemia. Chronic or Passive Congestion.
- Anomalies of the Urinary Secretion.
- Anuria. Total Suppression of Urine.
- Hematuria. The presence of blood in the urine.
- Hemoglobinuria.
- Albuminuria.
- Pyuria. Pus in the urine.
- Chyluria. Chyle in the urine.
- Glycosuria. The presence of sugar, glucose, in the urine.
- Oxaluria. The continued presence of an excess of calcium oxalate in the urine.
- Indicanuria.
- Phosphaturia.
- Uremia.
- Acute Bright's Disease. Acute Nephritis; Exudative Nephritis; Catarrhal Nephritis; Tubal Nephritis.
- Chronic Bright's Disease.
- Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis. Chronic Desquamative Nephritis; Chronic Tubal Nephritis; Chronic Diffuse Nephritis with Exudation.
- Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. Contracted Kidney; Cirrhosis of the Kidney; Granular Kidney; Gouty Kidney; Renal Sclerosis; Chronic Productive Nephritis without Exudation, etc.
- Amyloid Kidney. Lardaceous or Waxy Degeneration of the Kidney.
- Pyelitis. Consecutive Nephritis; Pyelonephritis; Pyonephrosis.
- Hydronephrosis.
- Nephrolithiasis. Renal Calculus; Renal Gravel.
- Tumors of the Kidney.
- Cystic Disease of the Kidney.
- Perinephric Abscess. Perinephritis.
II. Diseases of the Bladder.
- Acute Cystitis.
- Chronic Cystitis.
- Vesical Hemorrhage. Vesical Hemorrhoids.
- Neuroses of the Bladder.
- Irritability of the Bladder.
- Incontinence of Urine. Enuresis.
Part VI - Constitutional Diseases.
- Diabetes Mellitus. Saccharine Diabetes; Glycosuria.
- Diabetes Insipidus. Polyuria; Hydruria; Hyperuresis; Diuresis.
- Lithemia. Uricacidemia; Uricemia; American Gout.
- Rheumatism.
- Acute Articular Rheumatism. Inflammatory Rheumatism; Rheumatic Fever; Acute Rheumatism.
- Chronic Articular Rheumatism. Chronic Rheumatism.
- Muscular Rheumatism. Myalgia.
- Gonorrheal Arthritis. Gonorrheal Rheumatism
- Arthritis Deformans. Rheumatoid Arthritis; Rheumatic Gout.
- Gout. Podagra.
- Rickets. Rachitis; Rachitismus.
- Scurvy. Scorbutus.
- Infantile Scurvy. Barlow's Disease.
- Purpura. Hemorrhea Petechialis; Hemorrhagic Diathesis.
- Hemophilia. Bleeder's Disease; Hemorrhagic Diathesis.
Part VII - Diseases of the Blood and the Ductless Glands.
- Anemia.
- Chlorosis. Green Sickness; Chloremia.
- Progressive Pernicious Anemia. Idiopathic Anemia; Essential Anemia; Corpuscular Anemia.
- Secondary Anemia. Symptomatic Anemia.
- Leukemia. Leukocythemia.
- Myelogenous Leukemia. Myeloid Leukemia; Splenic Myelogenous Leukemia; Splenic Leukemia; Leukocytic Leukemia.
- Lymphatic Leukemia. Lymphemia.
- Hodgkin's Disease. Pseudo-leukemia; Lymphadenoma; Anemia Lymphatica; Lymphasarcoma; Malignant Lymphoma, etc.
- Addison's Disease. Bronzed Skin Disease; Melasma Suprarenale.
- Myxedema. Sporadic Cretinism; Athyria.
- Goitre. Bronchocele.
- Exophthalmic Goitre. Graves' Disease; Basedow's Disease.
Part VIII - Diseases of the Nervous System.
I. Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves.
- Neuritis.
- Localized Neuritis. Focal Neuritis.
- Multiple Neuritis. Polyneuritis; Peripheral Neuritis.
- Neuromata.
- Neuralgia.
Diseases of the Cranial Nerves.
- The Olfactory Nerve.
- The Retina and Optic Nerve.
- The Optic Nerve.
- The Motor Nerves of the Eyeball.
- Third, Fourth, and Sixth.
- The Fifth Nerve (Trifacial).
- The Seventh or Facial Nerve. Facial Paralysis; Bell's Palsy.
- The Auditory Nerve.
- Ménière's Disease: Auditory or Labyrinthine Vertigo.
- The Glossopharyngeal Nerve.
- The Pneumogastric Nerve.
- The Spinal Accessory Nerve.
- The Hypoglossal Nerve.
II. Diseases of the Spinal Cord.
- Diseases of the Spinal Dura Mater:
- Diseases of the Spinal Pia Mater:
- Acute Leptomeningitis. Acute Spinal Meningitis.
- Chronic Leptomeningitis. Chronic Spinal Meningitis.
- Hemorrhage into the Spinal Membrane. Meningeal Apoplexy; Hematorrachis.
- Hemorrhage into the Spinal Cord. Spinal Apoplexy; Hematomyelia.
- Acute Myelitis. Myelitis; Acute Diffuse Myelitis; Transverse Myelitis; Spinal Malacia.
- Chronic Myelitis.
- Anterior Poliomyelitis. Atrophic Spinal Paralysis; Infantile Spinal Paralysis.
- Acute Ascending Paralysis. Landry's Paralysis.
- Locomotor Ataxia. Tabes Dorsalis; Posterior Sclerosis.
- Hereditary Ataxia. Friedreich's Disease.
- Spastic Paraplegia. Erb's Palsy; Primary Lateral Sclerosis; Spastic Spinal Paralysis.
- Ataxic Paraplegia. Progressive Spastic Ataxia.
- Multiple Sclerosis. Insular Sclerosis; Disseminated Sclerosis; Cerebro-Spinal Sclerosis.
- Progressive Muscular Atrophy. Poliomyelitis Anterior Chronica; Wasting Palsy.
- Bulbar Paralysis. Glosso-labio-laryngeal Paralysis; Duchenne's Disease.
- Syringomyelia. Gliosis Spinalis.
- Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis. Charcot's Disease; Wasting Palsy; Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
- Compression of the Spinal Cord. Compression Myelitis.
III. Diseases of the Brain and its Meninges.
- Diseases of the Dura Mater.
- External Pachymeningitis. Simple Meningitis.
- Internal Pachymeningitis. Hemorrhagic Pachymeningitis; Hematoma of the Dura Mater.
- Diseases of the Pia Mater.
- Cerebral Localization.
- Affections of the Cerebral Blood-Vessels.
- Hyperemia.
- Cerebral Anemia.
- Cerebral Hemorrhage. Apoplexy.
- Embolism and Thrombosis. Cerebral Softening.
- Aphasia.
- Encephalitis.
- Abscess of the Brain.
- Hydrocephalus. Dropsy of the Brain.
- Cerebral Palsies of Childhood. Infantile Cerebral Paralysis.
IV. Diseases of Unknown Pathology.
- Epilepsy. Falling Sickness.
- Infantile Convulsions. Eclampsia.
- Acute Chorea. St. Vitus's or St. Anthony's Dance; Sydenham's Chorea.
- Paralysis Agitans. Shaking Palsy; Parkinson's Disease.
- Migraine. Hemicrania; Sick Headache.
- Hysteria.
- Neurasthenia. Nervous Prostration.
Part IX - Diseases of the Muscles.
- Acute Myositis. Acute Polymyositis.
- Progressive Ossifying Myositis.
- Myotonia. Thompson's Disease.
- Progressive Muscular Atrophy.
- Paramyoclonus Multiplex. Myoclonia.
Part X - The Intoxications: Sunstroke: Obesity.
- The Intoxications.
- Alcoholism.
- Morphinism. Opium Inebriety; Morphine Habit.
- Plumbism. Chronic Lead-poisoning; Saturnism.
- Arsenicism. Chronic Arsenic Poisoning.
- Mercurialism. Ptyalism; Chronic Mercurial Poisoning.
- Poisoning by Infected Food. Ptomain Poisoning.
- Snake-Poisoning.
- Heat-Stroke. Sunstroke; Coup de Soleil; Insolatio; Febris Solarie, or Sun Fever; Thermic Fever.
- Obesity. Lipomatosis Universalis; Polysarcia Adiposa.
Part XI - Animal Parasites.
- Psorospermiasis.
- Distomiasis.
- Nematodes.
- Ascariasis. Ascaris Lumbricoides (long round worm).
- Oxyuris Vermicularis. Ascaris Vermicularis; Pin-Worm; Seat-Worm; Maw-Worm.
- Trichocephalus Dispar. Long Thread-Worm; Whip-Worm.
- Trichiniasis. Trichinosis.
- Cestodes.
- Pediculosis. Phthiriasis; Morbus Pediculosis; Lousiness. Lice.
Miscellaneous.
The Eclectic Practice of Medicine, 1907, was written by Rolla L. Thomas, M. S., M. D.