1. CAUSE.--Is a morbid condition of the penis, in which the glans penis
cannot be uncovered, either on account of a congenital smallness of the
orifice of the foreskin, or it may be due to the acute stage of gonorrhoea,
or caused by the presence of soft chancre.
2. SYMPTOMS.--It is hardly necessary to give a description of the symptoms
occurring in this condition, for it will be easily diagnosed, and its
appearances are so indicative that all that is necessary is to study into
its cause and treat the disease with reference to that.
TREATMENT.--If caused from acute gonorrhoea, it should be treated first by
hot fomentations, to subdue the swelling, when the glans penis can be
uncovered. If the result of the formation of chancre under the skin, they
should be treated by a surgeon, for it may result in the sloughing off of
the end of the penis, unless properly treated.
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Animal Magnetism.