Hyperanthraxis, or, the cholera of Sunderland / by W. Reid Clanny.

  • Clanny, William Reid, 1776-1850.
Date:
1832
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hyperanthraxis, or, the cholera of Sunderland / by W. Reid Clanny. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    Stomach—The superior serous surface was of a brown red, which, on the under surface, affected only the cardiac extremity. The stomach contained a quantity of fluid like gruel, though a little darker, apparently from being mixed with brandy, of which the smell was perceptible; the mucous membrane was thickened, and so soft as to be easily peeled off, and torn with the nail, at the pyloric ex- tremity, it exhibited a speckled redness. The prominent parts of the corrugations exhibited a black tinge, as if a paint brush, dipped in Indian ink, had been passed lightly over it, and some streaks of the same colour were ob- served on other parts. The duodenum contained a fluid similar to that in the stomach, but of a lighter colour, and just at the entrance of the biliary ducts, a slight tinge of blue existed. On continuing our examination downwards, the fluids be- came much whiter, precisely resembling a strong solution of soap, and where thinner of whey, containing numerous white florculi. In the caput caecum coli, the fluid had much resemblance to pus, but was not granular, but adhesive. The arch of the colon was much