A memoir / by Sir Samuel Wilks.

  • Wilks, Samuel, Sir, 1824-1911.
Date:
1911
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    their natural size. He examined them carefully and microscopically with the aid of Professor Quekett, and they found that the increased size of the nerve did not depend upon an additional number of the ultimate fibrils, but that the latter them- selves were enlarged ; by exact measurement these varied from twice to thrice the natural size. From what I myself remember, the ulnar nerve was as big as the little finger, and the popliteal as large, or perhaps larger, than the middle finger. In describing some new wax models, I mention one that was made at my suggestion, of the peculiar warty condition of the knuckles of the hands which occurs in those who are constantly making post- mortem examinations. I found that it was not usually recognised, and in some cases treated as syphilitic, and so thought that a wax model of this might be instructive. It is usually seen on the knuckles of the fore- and middle fingers of both hands; these patches seem to be composed of diy, brittle epithe- lium of a brown colour, and about the size of a shilling. There is jDrobably some irritating morbid fluid which produces these rough patches, but there seems to be no fear of blood-poisoning by absorp- tion, or even lymphatic inflammation. Owing to their warty appearance, I proposed the name “ verruca necrogenica,” which seems to be gene- rally adopted. Vol. 9, 1863.—The first paper in this volume is by myself, “ On the Syphilitic Affections of Internal Organs.” I regard this as the most noteworthy and