| [CHAPTER I.] |
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| Introduction and Nomenclature | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II.] |
| Nodular Leprosy | [5] |
| Seat, [5]; Localisation, [5]; Affection of the Eyes, [8]; Affection of the Extremities, [10]; Affection of the Mucous Membrane, [11]; Affection of the Lymphatic Glands, [13]; Subcutaneous Nodules, [13]; Affection of Nerves in this Form, [14]; Fate of the Nodules, [15]; Commencement of the Disease, [16]; Duration of the Eruptions, [19]; Fate of the Patient, [19]; Combination with Tuberculosis, [22]; Comparison with that Disease, [23]; Affection of the Lungs, [26]; Cultivation of the Bacilli, [27], Miliary Leprosy, [28]; Mental Symptoms, [29]. | |
| [CHAPTER III.] |
| Structure of the Leproma | [31] |
| Movement of the Bacilli, [31]; Nature of the Cells, [32]; Nature of the Blood Vessels, [32]; Softening of the Nodule, [34]; “Brown Elements,” [34]; “Globi,” [35]; Position of the Bacilli in the Cells, [37]; Position of the Bacilli in the Blood Vessels, [38]; Effect of Measles, [40]; Digestion of the Bacilli by the Cells, [41]; Structure of the Bacilli, [41]; Bacilli in the Sweat Glands, [43]; Affection of the Testicle, [45]; Affection of the Liver, [47]; Affection of the Spleen, [47]; Affection of the Glands, [48]; Affection of the Nerves, [50]. | |
| [CHAPTER IV.] |
| Lepra Maculo-Anæsthetica | [52] |
| Prodromal Stage, [53]; Development of Bullæ, [53]; The Macular Eruption, [54]; Symmetry, [55]; Neuritis, [56]; Trophic Disturbances, [57]; Affections of the Joints, [59]; Motor Weakness, [60]; Atrophy of the Interossei, [61]; Paralysis of the Orbicularis oris et palpebrarum, [61]; Trophic Affections of the Bones and Skin, [62]; Sensation, [64]; Loss of Smell and Taste, [66]; Duration, [66]; Cause of Death, [66]; Recovery, [67]. | |
| [CHAPTER V.] |
| Pathological Anatomy of the Maculo-Anæsthetic Form | [68] |
| Comparison of Recent and Old Macuoles, [68]; Alterations in the Nerves, [70]; Bacilli in the Nerves, [70]; The Spinal Cord, [71]; Lymphatic Glands, [72]; Muscular Affections, [72]; Association with Tuberculosis, [73]; Necrosis of Bones, [75]; Joint Affection, [76]; Difference between the two Forms of the Disease, [77]; Influence of Climate, [79]. | |
| [CHAPTER VI.] |
| Diagnosis and Prognosis | [82] |
| Diagnosis from Psoriasis, [82]; Diagnosis from Syphilis, [83]; Diagnosis from Syringo-myelia, [83]; Leprosy in France, [83]; Morven’s Disease, [83]; Prognosis, [84]. | |
| [CHAPTER VII.] |
| Etiology | [86] |
| Humoral Pathology, [86]; Heredity, [87]; Miasma, [87]; Contagion, [88]; Baumgarten’s Dormant Heredity, [89]; Nature of Heredity, [90]; Father Damien’s Case, [93]; Leprosy among Norwegians in North America, [94]; Inoculation, [95]; Hutchinson’s Fish Theory, [96]; Direct Proofs of Contagion, [97]; Hospital Experience in Norway, [99]; Communication of the Disease, [102]; Greater Danger of Nodular Form, [102]; Leprosy and Vaccination, [103]. | |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] |
| Treatment | [105] |
| Ancient Treatment, [105]; Treatment in the Eighteenth Century, [105]; Specific Remedies—Madar [107], Cashew Oil [107], Gurjun Oil [109], Chaul Moogra [111], Hoang-nan [113], Ussacou [113]; Carbolic Acid, [114]; Creasote, [114]; Phosphorus, [115]; Arsenic, [115]; Ichthyol, [115]; Kreuznach, [115]; Mercury, [116]; Iodine, [116]; Tuberculin, [117]; Chlorate of Potassium, [118]; Hydroxylamin, [118]; Europhen, [119]; Aristol, [120]; Naphthol and Salol, [120]; Methyl Blue, [120]; Nerve Stretching, [120]; Electricity, [121]; Salicylate of Soda, [122]; Importance of Isolation, [124]; Results in Norway, [125]. | |