Ulcerative colitis: acute: view of the sigmoid colon. Watercolour by P.H. Manson-Bahr, ca. 1930.

1930

1 drawing : pencil and watercolour with gouache ; image 10.2 cm in diameter

Ulcerative colitis. Acute case, admitted as case of amoebic dysentery contracted in Spain. Sigmoidoscopy shows typical picture of acute ulcerative colitis, usually called haemorrhagic colitis. Recovery after caecostomy Lettering typewritten on label affixed to backing board

This drawing is one of a collection of original drawings and photographs, by Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr and others, depicting microscopic images of the organisms and pathological findings associated with dysentery and other communicable diseases

Wellcome Collection 570704i