The thirtie seauen Chapter, of the tumor which commeth in the extremities of the fingers called Paneris or Paranochia.
THis Aposteme, which occupyeth the extremities of the fingers and rootes of the nailes is called by the Greekes Paranochian, by the Latins Reduuiae. The Cause is melancholick humor, venemous, and most hot of the nature, which proceedeth from the bones, nerues, tendons, and membranes, which couer the same. The signes are vehement dolor, whic maketh the ••icke almost beside himselfe, great inflamation, feuer, and sundry other lik accidents, as in Carbuncle. The Iudgments it is some∣time vlcered with virulent matter, & is verie dangerous as saith Gordonius, oftentimes afore there, bee any outward apparence in the flesh, it rotteth both the bones and liga∣ments and membranes, and then there is no remedie, but to cut it, for feare it infect the rest, and also cause death, as reporteth de Ʋigo. The Cure, first the sicke shalbe pur∣ged and bleede in the arme opposite, vsing good regi∣ment, and abstayning from all strong drinke: as for the to∣picall remidies, there are diuers opinions amongst our old writers, some counsell repercussiues and ••nodins and supu∣ratiues, other counsell for the greatnes of this disease, not to abide the maturation, but presently make incisiō in the inner side of the part or ioynt, the length of the said ioynt, going to the bone, to giue issue to the venim, which is cō∣monly the periost, and bone let it bleed, till it ••••aunch of it