Clinical surgical diagnosis for students and practitioners / by F. de Quervain ; translated from the 4th ed. by J. Snowman.

  • Quervain, F. de (Fritz), 1868-1940.
Date:
1913
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Credit: Clinical surgical diagnosis for students and practitioners / by F. de Quervain ; translated from the 4th ed. by J. Snowman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    potassium produced the anticipated result. I learnt subsequently that this patient had been treated twenty years previously for recent syphihs, contracted from her fiist husband. A year later, this patient Fig. 436.—Cancerous degeneration of ulcer of the foot. returned with an ulcer of the left thigh, which is illustrated in fig. 435 and seen to be perfectly characteristic. The puckered scar, just mentioned, isseen at b in the figure. The case illustrated in fig. 437, came as one of old- standing caries of the foot. There was nothing in the history nn which to base the diagnosis of syphilis, but it was suggested partially by the situ- ation and partially bv the shape of the nicer, and also by its yellow fatty-looking base. This diagnosis was confirmed by tlie result of treatment. It has been stated above that under- mined edges are not enough to arouse the suspicion of cancer. Indeed, an ulcer without undermined edges may be cancerous—although ordinarily this condition is an important sign. Fig. 437.—Tertiary syphilitic ulcer of the foot.