Book 3
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The patient suffering from phrenitis on the first day that he took to bed vomited copiously thin vomits of the colour of verdigris; much fever with shivering; continuous sweating all over; painful heaviness of head and neck; urine thin, with small, scattered substances floating in it, which did not settle. Copious excreta at a single evacuation; delirium; no sleep. Second day. In the early morning speechless; acute fever; sweating; no intermission; throbbing all over the body; convulsions at night.
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Third day. General exacerbation.
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Fourth day. Death.
CASE V
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In Larisa a bald man suddenly experienced pain in the right thigh. No remedy did any good.
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First day. Acute fever of the ardent type; the patient was quiet, but the pains persisted.
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Second day. The pains in the thigh subsided, but the fever grew worse; the patient was rather uncomfortable and did not sleep; extremities cold; copious and unfavourable urine was passed.
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Third day. The pain in the thigh ceased, but there was derangement of the intellect, with distressProbably trouble in the bowels. and much tossing.
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Fourth day. Death about mid-day.
CASE VI
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In Abdera Pericles was seized with acute fever, continuous and painful; much thirst; nausea; could not retain what he drank. There was slight enlargement of the spleen and heaviness in the head.
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First day. Epistaxis from the left nostril; the fever, however, increased greatly. Copious urine, turbid and white. On standing it did not settle.
