Anomalies and Curiosities of MedicineGould, George M. (George Milbrey)
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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
Abnormalities, Human; Medicine -- Anecdotes
Von Quast speaks of a fibromyoma removed five days after labor. Gervis
reports the removal of a large polypus of the uterus on the fifth day
after confinement. Davis describes the spontaneous expulsion of a large
polypus two days after the delivery of a fine, healthy, male child.
Deason mentions a case of anomalous tumor of the uterus during
pregnancy which was expelled after the birth of the child; and Daly
also speaks of a tumor expelled from the uterus after delivery. Cathell
speaks of a case of pregnancy complicated with both uterine fibroids
and measles. Other cases of a similar nature to the foregoing are too
numerous to mention. Figure 13, taken from Spiegelberg, shows a large
fibroid blocking the pelvis of a pregnant woman.
There are several peculiar accidents and anomalies not previously
mentioned which deserve a place here, viz., those of the membranes
surrounding the fetus. Brown speaks of protrusion of the membranes from
the vulva several weeks before confinement. Davies relates an instance
in which there was a copious watery discharge during pregnancy not
followed by labor. There is a case mentioned in which an accident and
an inopportune dose of ergot at the fifth month of pregnancy were
followed by rupture of the amniotic sac, and subsequently a constant
flow of watery fluid continued for the remaining three months of
pregnancy. The fetus died at the time, and was born in an advanced
state of putrefaction, by version, three months after the accident. The
mother died five months after of carcinoma of the uterus. Montgomery
reports the instance of a woman who menstruated last on May 22, 1850,
and quickened on September 26th, and continued well until the 11th of
November. At this time, as she was retiring, she became conscious that
there was a watery discharge from the vagina, which proved to be liquor
amnii. Her health was good. The discharge continued, her size
increased, and the motions of the child continued active. On the 18th
of January a full-sized eight months' child was born. It had an
incessant, wailing, low cry, always of evil augury in new-born infants.
The child died shortly after. The daily discharge was about 5 ounces,
and had lasted sixty-eight days, making 21 pints in all. The same
accident of rupture of the membranes long before labor happened to the
patient's mother.
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