Observations on the nature and treatment of cholera, and on the pathology of mucous membranes / By Alex. Turnbull Christie.

  • Christie, Alexander Turnbull.
Date:
1828
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Credit: Observations on the nature and treatment of cholera, and on the pathology of mucous membranes / By Alex. Turnbull Christie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    fluid, or floating in it in the form of flakes. The mucous membranes (except when in- flamed) had an unnatural whiteness ; were frequently soft and pulpy; and in general (especially in the stomach and small intestines) could be easily detached by scraping, in the form of a thick pulp, from the subjacent coat. These appearances were sometimes more or less partial; but some of them were general- ly found throughout the whole extent of the alimentary canal. They extended, in some cases, to the mucous membrane of the blad- der and ureters; and were found, in two or three instances, in the pulmonary mucous membrane. Many cases have been related, in which the secretion from the gastro-enteric mucous membrane exhibited appearances different from those mentioned above. It has been met with of a dark grey or green colour, sometimes bloody, and occasionally of the consistence and colour of cream. It lias been shewn by Mr Annesley that the dark grey and green colours are owing to the chemical