The Edwin Smith Papyrus
Case Fifteen
PERFORATION OF THE BONE IN THE REGION OF THE MAXILLA AND THE ZYGOMA

TITLE: Instructions concerning a perforation in his cheek.

EXAMINATION: If thou examinest a man having a perforation in his cheek, shouldst thou find there is a swelling, protruding and black, (and) diseased tissue upon his cheek.

DIAGNOSIS: Thou shouldst say concerning him: "One having a perforation in his cheek, An ailment which I will treat."

TREATMENT: Thou shouldst bind it with ---------- and treat it afterward with grease (and) honey every day until he recovers.

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