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1 The common reading is ἐξαήρεται. Petit suggests ἐξηεροῦνται; but Ermerins' reading, as given above, is preferable.
2 i have adopted παρέοντος in place of πορέοντος, as it agrees better with the sense of the passage, and seems to be sustained by the translation of Crassus: “Prout adventantis morbi processus est.” Ermerins reads, ὁδοιπορέοντος.
3 The common reading is διαβητήσεων, which is evidently faulty. Even as corrected by Wigan and Ermerins, the sentence is still in an unsatisfactory state. See note to the translation.
4 dr. Ermerins improves the sense very much by substituting πινεῦντες for πονέοντες. It is well known that intense thirst and wasting are the characteristics of Diabetes.
The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian. Aretaeus. Francis Adams LL.D. Boston. Milford House Inc. 1972 (Republication of the 1856 edition).
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