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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
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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)