CASE OF OVARIAN DROPSY.

A Case of Ovarian Dropsy

On a Case of Ovarian Dropsy

after death was Miss M. O . Although of respectable parentage, she became dissolute in her habits, and for many years led a profligate life ; but, having become legally insane, she was placed, in 1856, being then in her thirty-eighth year, in Bethnall House Asylum, London, where she was under my care whilst medical officer in that institution. She was very violent, noisy, and obscene, intractab...

Case of Ovarian Dropsy, Treated by Tapping and Injection with Iodine

were then plunged into the tumour on the left side of the linea alba, half way between the umbilicus and pubis, by Dr. Cayley ; the fluid which first escaped appeared slightly milky; it was then followed by a large quantity of semi-fluid matter measuring 58 ounces, and having all the characters of half-melted fat with an immense number of black hairs, some measuring about five inches long. Afte...

'Novasurol' in a Case of Hepatic Dropsy

Present history?In April 1930, having become alarmed and obtaining no relief from local treatment at Dakor, the patient came to Benares. Here he consulted some local vaids, hakeems and doctors, and he was told that he would not live for more than ten days. Finally, I too was consulted and advised Novasurol injections. At the time of my examination the heart was already markedly affected. The ab...

Epidemic Dropsy

It would prolong tliia already lengthy paper unduly were I to enter on a discussion of that protean malady, beri-beri, with the literature of which I have pretty fully acquainted myself, or to refer to other epidemics of dropsy which have been described as prevailing in Brazil and elsewhere. I beliSve that the term beri-beri has been applied to a number of different diseased conditions, and tha...