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Excerpt from The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1891, Vol. 102 The discovery of a remedy offering such possibilities in the way of curative action as Koch's tuberculin has naturally led to a widespread trial of its efficacy in all forms of tuberculosis. Considering the nature of the disease in its several varieties, it is obvious that a true estimate of the power of the remedy can be formed only after long and repeated trials. It is only too plainly evident, however, from the tenor of the reports already published, that the remedy has failed to accomplish all that was at first hoped for. On the other hand, it is equally certain that when used with due precautions it may have, in some cases at least, a decidedly beneficial and curative action, the extent and permanency of which time alone can determine. Hence, all cases of treatment with the new remedy, if properly watched and the results recorded, cannot fail to afibrd data of more or less value in determining its limitations and the conditions under which beneficial results may be looked for. The following report is a statement of the results obtained in a some what long-continued treatment Of one case of pulmonary tuberculosis, one case of tubercular laryngitis, and three cases of lupus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.