Treatment

This treatment is based upon the decomposition of a solution of iodide of potassium (one to ten), in living tissues, into iodide and potassium by the galvanic current. To obtain this result, Dr. Gautier introduced two platinum needles into the nodules of the tissue, and by means of a syringe injected, every minute during the operation, a few drops of the solution. The two needles were connected with the two poles of a battery. The treatment, which was under chloroform, consisted of three seances, twenty minutes each, at intervals of eight days, with an intensity of fifty milliamperes.

The patient being enceinte, the treatment was interrupted for fear of compromising the natural evolution of the pregnancy. Six weeks after her accouchment a final treatment was given, with the result of accomplishing what is apparently a complete cure.