Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1613

LACHLAN MACLEAN (fl. 1800) An inquiry into the nature, causes, and cure of hydrothorax. Printed and sold by Hale & Hosmer 1814 1st American ed. xiii [3] 187 [1] 176 pp. 21.2 cm.

Maclean first published this comprehensive treatise on hydrothorax in England in 1810. It was the author's opinion that the disease had "been in a great measure overlooked, or so lightly touched upon as if it claimed no more notice than the common disorders of every season; yet, whether we regard the frequency of its occurrence, the formidable aspect it assumes, the extreme sufferings of the patient, or the almost uniformly fatal termination to which it leads, few demand investigation more than dropsy of the chest" (Preface, p. vi). In addition to his discussion of the etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy for hydrothorax, Maclean includes ninety-four of his own case histories and an additional twenty-eight from writers such as Morgagni and Valsalva.

Cited references: Austin 1176