Letter from Doctor Murphy to Doctor Stokes, on the exhibition of opium in Peritonitis

Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1836-1845), Sep 1839

Edward W. Murphy

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Letter from Doctor Murphy to Doctor Stokes, on the exhibition of opium in Peritonitis

108 Dr. Murphy on the Exhibition of Opium in Peritonitis. Ant. IX.--Letter from DOCTORMURPHYto DOCTORSTOKES, on the Exhibition of Opium in Peritonitis. UpperTemple-street MY DEAR SIR - At your kind suggestion, I have again perused your paper in the Dublin Journal, (vol. i.) on the Use of Opium in Peritonitis, and gladly take this opportunity of correcting the error I had fallen into, of attributing to you a priority in recommending it ; I find you t ~ state that " n i n e years ago (1823) Dr. Graves treated successfully two cases of peritonitis, after tapping, and occurring in patients of bad habits, by opium, without withdrawing a drop of blood, and more lately employed the same remedy in a case of peritonitis, from effusion of purulent matter into the serous sac." The error I had committed arose, from the length of time which elapsed since I had read your interesting paper rendering my recollection of its contents a little inaccurate ; I would be obliged, therefore, if you v~ould have inserted in the Dublin Journal this correction of my mistake. I remain yours truly, EDWARD W. MURPHY. (...truncated)


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Edward W. Murphy. Letter from Doctor Murphy to Doctor Stokes, on the exhibition of opium in Peritonitis, Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1836-1845), 1839, pp. 108, Volume 16, Issue 1, DOI: 10.1007/BF02977248