23d. No change in the respiration, deglutition, or erysipelas; much
discharge from both ears; left elbow attacked with swelling; heat and
excessive pain.
25th. Died.
_Thorax._ Mucous membrane of larynx inflamed; epiglottis much thickened;
both arytænoid cartilages in a state of suppuration, right nearly
destroyed; cellular substance about the right parotid in a state of
suppuration; [pleuræ of right side adherent; substance of both lungs
infiltrated.] _Head._ Membranes and substance of brain vascular; serum
in lateral ventricles. _Abdomen._ [Mucous membrane of small intestines
in several points raised in the form of vesicles, containing air;]
spleen soft.
N.B. In this case, the erysipelas evidently extended from the external
skin to the mucous membrane of the throat and larynx, an event which is
not very common in fever, but which does occasionally happen. The
affection of the elbow-joint was clearly of the same nature as that
described in case 51.
CASE LIX.
CHARLES TYLER, æt. 54, chocolate maker, admitted on the 7th day of
fever. No pain of chest; slight cough; abdomen tender; tongue loaded and
dry; thirst; bowels loose; no pain of head; much pain of loins; some
vertigo; mind distinct; no sleep; pulse 90, full and firm. V.S. ad ℥xx.
8th. Pain of head and abdomen gone; pulse 102, full and sharp; blood
with very firm buff. Repr. V.S. ad ℥xij.
11th. No return of pain in any organ; mind confused; no sleep; great
restlessness; delirium; muscular tremor; respiration short and hurried,
with mucous rattle; tongue white and dry; pulse too indistinct to be
counted.
12th. Delirium became exceedingly violent soon after yesterday’s visit;
there was neither pain nor cough, but he passed by the mouth a
considerable quantity of fluid blood; respiration became more and more
hurried and he died in the evening.
_Thorax._ Mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi inflamed; [the
substance of the left lung studded with nodules, consisting of
coagulated blood, forming the apoplexia pulmonalis of the French
writers:] viscera of the head and abdomen healthy.
CASE LX.
JOHN WOTTON, æt. 46, plaisterer. Admitted on the 7th day of fever:
attack commenced with chilliness, succeeded by cough and severe pain in
the region of the heart; has had two similar attacks of pain which he
soon recovered; at present he has so much pain in the side that he
cannot take a full inspiration; frequent cough exciting pain;
respiration short and painful; abdomen not tender; tongue white and
moist; pain of head; little sleep; pulse 120, full and hard; skin hot.
8th. Pain of chest diminished; can take full inspiration with less
uneasiness; cough less frequent; respiration little changed; pulse 102,
intermittent.
9th. Respiration much more easy; cough less frequent, with copious
mucous expectoration; pulse 108, intermittent.
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