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Title: The treatment of syphilis
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Baketel, Harrie Sheridan, 1872-
Subjects: Syphilis
Publisher: New York The Macmillan Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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henamine can be injected subcutaneously withoutdifficulty provided the operator has a very careful technic. Thegreat desideratum is not to put it into the fatty tissues, into thefascia or into the muscles. One of the firmest advocates of the subcutaneous administra-tion of neosalvarsan is Dr. Joseph A. Thomas of Valdosta, Ga.He has used this method for six years, has given a very largenumber of injections in this manner and regards it very highlyindeed. The preparation of the patient is looked upon as a verysacred trust by Dr. Thomas. He pays especial attention to thegastro-intestinal tract and insists that the diet on the day ofadministration be exceedingly simple and he particularly em-phasizes that no tomatoes should be ingested, as he has hadcases of vomiting where this article of food has been taken, buthe has never seen vomiting from any other cause. He is also particular about testing the secretions of the mouth.If he finds an acid condition he utilizes alkalis until the system
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