M. Paul - Traité de la Pleurésie - 1763

Rare edition of this detailed medical work devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of pleurisy, an inflammatory disease affecting the membranes surrounding the lungs -

The author presents with precision the characteristic symptoms, such as chest pain, fever, cough and breathing difficulties, while distinguishing the different forms and stages of the disease -

Mr. Paul also addresses the presumed causes of pleurisy according to the knowledge of the XVIIIth century, linking internal and external factors to the inflammatory state, and proposing clinical observations based on experience and treated cases -

The work dedicates a large portion to therapeutic methods, combining dietary regimens, bleedings, purgations, cataplasms and herbal remedies, while stressing the importance of hygiene, rest and attentive monitoring of the patient to prevent complications -

The author also analyzes the possible evolution of the disease and the risks of recurrence or transformation into more serious conditions, emphasizing the need for prudent and gradual intervention -

M. Paul - Traité de la Pleurésie - 1763 - Desaint et Saillant -
326 pp.

Good condition of the binding, a work in its full brown calf leather of the period, wear from use, missing headcaps, corners damaged, upper joint fragile with beginning of a separation, fine epidermal scratches on the first plate, red edges, spine with raised bands ornate, gilded title on red morocco slip -

Good interior condition, damp staining over almost the entire work, tear without loss and without affecting the text at the bottom of the first page of the translator's preliminary discourse, pretty headbands, beautiful drop capitals -

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