History of circumcision from the earliest times to the present : $b Moral and physical reasons for its performance, with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuceRemondino, P. C. (Peter Charles)
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History of circumcision from the earliest times to the present : $b Moral and physical reasons for its performance, with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce
Remondino, P. C. (Peter Charles)
Circumcision
Dr. T. F. Leech, of Attica, Fountain County, Ind., reports a case of a
fourteen-month-old child, who had been the terror of all that part of
the town for over six months, as he cried constantly. Except when asleep
or nursed by his mother, he would lie perfectly still and squall, not
showing any disposition to sit up; nor did he like to be raised up. He
was very nervous, and would have times when his limbs would be rigid.
This state of things grew worse, until the child was accidentally seen
by Dr. Leech, who, on examination, found a contracted and adherent
prepuce, the child being at the time in a high fever and suffering great
nervous excitement. An operation by slitting and breaking up the
adhesion afforded immediate relief; the spinal irritation, partial
paralysis of the lower extremities, spasms during urination, and all
trouble disappeared as if by magic.
Prof. J. H. Pooley, of Columbus, Ohio, reported the case of a fine,
healthy boy who, up to three months before being seen professionally,
had always been well and in perfect health. His condition was found by
Professor Pooley to be one of localized chorea, manifesting itself in
constant convulsive movements of the head. They were nodding or
antero-posterior movements, alternating with lateral or shaking and
twisting motions; these movements had become almost constant during the
waking hours of the child. There was no distortion of the features nor
any choreic movements of the extremities; indeed, the whole affection
consisted in the nodding and shaking movements of the head referred to.
These were almost incessant, sometimes slow and almost rhythmical, then
for a minute or two rapid and irregular, seeming to fatigue the little
fellow, and accompanied by a fretful, whimpering cry. The child had been
subjected to a variety of treatment, but without any benefit or effect
of any kind. Upon the most careful examination of the patient and his
history, Professor Pooley could not discover anything that seemed to
throw any light upon the case, except a condition of well-marked
phimosis. Acting upon this, the Professor immediately circumcised the
child, and from the very day of the operation the spasmodic action began
to diminish, and in two weeks he was entirely well, without any other
treatment of any kind.
Dr. W. R. McMahon, of Huntington, Indiana, has reported three cases of
epilepsy in children caused by congenital phimosis that were entirely
relieved by an operation without any subsequent return of the
difficulty. One of the cases was in a boy ten years old, with very firm
preputial adhesions and a high grade of inflammation of the parts.
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