Case of pertussis, with the dissection of the body, in which was found, besides the morbid appearances, a remarkable transposition of the thoracic and abdominal viscera / [William Moncreiff].

  • Moncreiff, William.
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[1828]
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Credit: Case of pertussis, with the dissection of the body, in which was found, besides the morbid appearances, a remarkable transposition of the thoracic and abdominal viscera / [William Moncreiff]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Casejtf Pertussis, with the Dissection of the Body, in tvhich was found, besides the Morbid Appearances, a Remarkable Transposition of the Thoracic and Abdominal Viscera. By William Monciieiff, M.D. F. S.S.A. Fellow of the Roy¬ al College of Physicians, Edinburgh, &c. (Read to the Me- dico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh on the 5th March 18S8.) {From the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, No. 95.) ilrf. C., a girl, set. 4^, became my patient on the 19th Ja¬ nuary last, affected with pertussis, under which disease she had laboured from the commencement of November 1827. The fits of coughing were very frequent and severe; expectora¬ tion partly purulent, and reported to have been tinged with blood for about a month, previous to her coming under my care. Breathing quick and oppressed, apparently easier when lying on the left side; skin warm ; tongue white but moist; abdo¬ men tumid; bowels reported to be in general costive; foeces slimy and fetid, usually of a dark colour, sometimes green¬ ish. Pulse about 120; complexion pale; and she was con-