This section is from the book "Materia Medica And Therapeutics Inorganic Substances", by Charles D. F. Phillips. Also available from Amazon: Materia medica and therapeutics.
In simple cases of abscess, antiseptic surgery, carefully carried out, generally proves successful; but, should it not do so, and should the pus become fetid and watery, and hectic fever appear, with rapid failure of strength, then 1/100 to 1/50 gr. phosphorus should be given every two to four hours, and 1 have seen this produce most favorable results.
 
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