Case of Idiopathic Tetanus Treated by Means of Hydrate of Chloral, Which Apparently Gave Rise to Ecchymosed Patches on the Face and Other Parts of the Body, as Well as Aphthous Inflammation of the Mouth

injury. Ordered ten grains of hydrate of chloral every six hours. 21th. ?Slept fairly ; spasms less ; stiffness decrease ! ; bowels open. Continue. 29th.?Decidedly better; patient can open his mouth to some extent; took some solid food to-day ; slept the greater part of the day and night; moved once. Continue. 1st June.?Improving daily; be can open his month widely; bowels free; sleeps well. Continue. 6th.?Inner part of the mouth seems to be inflamed, and there is a free discharge of saliva and blood, together with aphthous ulcers and small patches of eccbymosis (petechiae) on the face, chest, back, and upper extremities. Discontinue the hydrate of chloral. To have an alum gargle and borax powder sprinkled inside the mouth. 7th.?Ecchyniosis more extended and in distinct patches; some have appeared on the lower extremities ; inflammation of mouth increased ; bowels open. Continue. 11 th.?Inflammation of the mouth less, and the patches of eccbymosis have commenced to fade, and are now of a darker or