The Therapeutic Use of Estrogenic Substances

Treatment of Gonorrheal Vulvovaginitis With Estrogens

“…From seventy cases, in which the diagnosis of gonorrheal vulvovaginitis had been made, he could not demonstrete, by culture, the gonococcus in any of them. Gra_dwahl ( 44), cultivated gonococci in only two of twenty-five cases of clinical gonorrheal infections. However, as it is better to err on the side of too frequent diagnosis of this disease rather than to missthe diagnosis completely, the finding o~ the typical bacteria is sufficient evidence on which to base a diagnosis.…”

Mushroom Poisoning

“…The action of the toxins from this type of mushroom is, appar¬ ently, more rapid than is that of the poisons present in the various forms of Amanita phalloides. Thus there are in general two types of mushroom poisoning that may be encountered: the so-called rapid type (mycetismus nervosus), due to Amanita muscaria, and the delayed type (mycetismus choleriformis) caused by the 1 various forms of Amanita phalloides. The rapid type of poisoning occurs within one to three hours after the ingestion of the fungi and is characterized by excessive salivation, perspiration and lacrimation.…”

“…The mortality is low and the patients respond well to proper treatment. 1 The delayed type of mycetismus results from the ingestion of mushrooms belonging to the Amanita phalloides group. The onset is delayed until five to sixteen hours or more after the ingestion of the fungi.…”

“…The misuse "in certain quarters" of the mortality statistics for diabetes mellitus and pernicious anemia to disprove the claim of discovery of effective remedies has recently been pointed out by an expert statistician. 1 The opposition of certain groups to experimental research has gathered support by the citing of the relatively static mortality from these two diseases since the introduction of insulin and of liver therapy. Enlightened thinkers will scarcely accept this view, but it has remained to Stocks 1 to show the fundamental unreliability of the evidence.…”