Extensive gummatous lesions of the liver, diaphragm, lung, and spleen / by Sheridan Delépine and Richard Sisley.

  • Delépine, Sheridan, 1855-1921.
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[1891]
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Credit: Extensive gummatous lesions of the liver, diaphragm, lung, and spleen / by Sheridan Delépine and Richard Sisley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reprinted from the ' Transactions of the Pathological Society of London,* 1891. Extensive gummatous lesions of the liver, diaphragm, lung, and spleen. By Sheridan Dblepinb, M.B.Edin., B.Sc.Lausanue ; and Eichard SisLEY, M.D.Loud. PRELIMINARY Eemarks.—We are indebted to Mr. Rouse for per- mission to publish this case, and to Mr. Bull for the use of his excellent clinical notes. I. History. The patient had been a police constable. His age was 43. He gave no history of heritable disease. In 1861, i.e. twenty-five years before death, he suffered from gonorrhoea, from which he completely recovered. Some months afterwards he had a chancre, followed by a bubo in the left groin ; this was opened. Later the man had sore throat. In 1864 a swelling formed over his right tibia; this gradually increased in size. The patient continued to serve in the police force till 1871, when he lost power in his left arm and leg. He was under treatment for eleven weeks, and recovered sufficiently to do his work again till 1876, when he had another attack of paralysis in his left leg and arm. He was then superannuated from the police force. Prom 1876 he dragged bis leg when he walked. A month before he came to St. George's his right leg began to swell. The patient took little alcohol. chHd' ^'^^ ^^ miscarriages, and had borne no living The man came into the hospital February 1st, 1886. He then complam^l of sweUing in the left leg and of inability to walk.