N fome of the earliefh inftances I had occafion to fee of this epidemic in London, the patients dated their complaints from the latter end of June ; but the difeafe could hardly be faid to occur with much frequency before the fecond week of July; from which period, till about the fourth week cf that month, feemecL to be the fpace of time in which it was moft prevalent. In the beginning of Auguf...

Allergic conjunctival diseases include allergic conjunctivitis and spring catarrh (vernal conjunctivitis). The immediate phase of the type I allergic reaction is the essence of the pathology and etiologic mechanism of allergic conjunctivitis, whereas the late phase of the type I allergic reaction is considered to be involved in those of spring catarrh. The use of anti-allergic eye drops is the ...

The condition to which I wish to direct attention is known by a variety of names?catarrh, coryza, rhinitis, rhinorrhoea or nasal hydrorrhea, qualified as spasmodic, paroxysmal, intermittent, periodic, aestival, idiopathic, vasomotor, nervous, and, of course, allergic. As some of these names indicate, the characteristic symptom is an intermittent watery discharge from the nose. In addition there...