An enquiry into the statistics and pathology of some points connected with abscess in the liver as met with in the East Indies / by Edward John Waring.

  • Waring, Edward John, 1819-1891.
Date:
1854
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Credit: An enquiry into the statistics and pathology of some points connected with abscess in the liver as met with in the East Indies / by Edward John Waring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CONTENTS. Page Summary of three hundred cases of Fatal Hepatic Abscess ... 1 Analysis of the preceding—Sex—Nation—Age at death—Age on arrival in India—Length of residence in India—Tempe- rament — Complexion —Habits—Previous occupations— Duration of the Cases—Months of Admission and Death— The Diseases which preceded the Abscess—Connexion with Hepatitis — Connexion with Dysentery—Relapses—Not confined to man—Number of Abscesses—Position in liver —Character of their contents—Quantity of matter—Size ol Abscesses—Proportion of encysted and unencysted Ab- scesses—Terminations—Duration of Life after the Ab- scess burst—Co-existence of ulceration of the large Intes- tines—Locality of the ulceration-—Character of the ulcera- tion—The small Intestines—The Liver—Cicatrices on the Liver—Co-existing Abscesses (Appendix)—Gall-bladder—- Stomach—Lungs—Heart—Kidneys—Spleen, Pancreas and Mesenteric glands ... ... ... ... ...Ill Symptoms, Table of—Pain in the shoulder—Pain in liver— Evident enlargement of the liver—Decubitus—Rigors— Vomiting—Cough—Ptyalism — Tension of right rectus muscle—Urine—Stools—Pulse—Tongue—Skin ... 142 Summary of eighty-one cases in which the contents of the Abscess were evacuated ■ • 4 • ••• ...159 Analysis of, and Remarks on, these cases ,..178 Summary of twenty-five cases of Spontaneous Recovery ...188 Analysis of, and Remarks on, these cases ...195 Treatment ... • .. ... • • • ...199 Bibliography ..i ... ... ...202 Appendix ... * *• ••• • ...205