Observations on painful subcutaneous tubercle, with cases and histories of the disease / by William Wood.

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[1829?]
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Credit: Observations on painful subcutaneous tubercle, with cases and histories of the disease / by William Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    most excruciating kind. During the fits of pain, the tubercle became more than usually turgid, and the integuments covering it redder than usual. Handling occasionally excited the pain, but not al- ways, as the tubercle often bore examination like any other part of the skin. The lady first remarked the pain in her limb, about three years before, and was led by it to discover the existence of the tuber- cle. She had applied evaporating and anodyne lo- tions without relief, and gladly submitted to have it removed by excision, in order that she might be freed from the suffering it induced. The tubercle was about the size of a pea, of an oblong rounded shape ; its under surface was slight- ly lobulated. The wound healed by the first inten- tion, and there has been no return of pain in the part from which the tubercle was removed. The tubercle has been deposited by Dr Hay, in the Mu- seum of the Royal College of Surgeons*. The third case is that of a lady, whom I had an opportunity of seeing under the care of my friend Dr Simson, who has favoured me with the following account of the symptoms and progress of the complaint. March 1827.—Mrs D. a&t 36. On the outer edge of the triceps extensor cubiti muscle of the * A representation is given in the Plate Fig. 1. of the size and form of this tubercle.