On atrophy of the stomach and on the nervous affections of the digestive organs / by Samuel Fenwick.

  • Fenwick, Samuel, 1821-1902.
Date:
1880
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Credit: On atrophy of the stomach and on the nervous affections of the digestive organs / by Samuel Fenwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    the nature of the material of which they are formed. Ifj for instance, they originate in a highly contractile substance they become elongated by the traction exercised upon them during their growth, whereas they will remain round in tumours comprised of albumen, gelatin, or mucus. The size and shape of the cells is, in this point of view, a rough but very imperfect indication of the nature of the material in which they are developed. In treating of the neuroses of the digestive canal the disorders that are more generally recognised have received only partial notice, whilst especial attention has been bestowed upon those that are less known or are more apt to lead to errors in practice. Thus, spasm and hysterial vomiting have been only slightly mentioned, whilst anorexia nervosa and neuralgia of the stomach and colon have been illus- trated by several examples. The cases I have attributed to eczema of the stomach have probably been remarked by other prac- titioners ; they are interesting, not only on their own account, but as opening out an extensive field for future inquiries. I have not seen any notice of malarial vomiting, and have drawn attention to it on account of the diffi- culty and importance of the subject. The effects of malarial poisoning have, I think, scarcely received the attention they deserve, for few hospital physicians will