PUERPERAL PYÆMIA.

Pyæmia in the Horse

a deeply ulcerated crack was observed in the heel of this foot, which was hot and very tender. Next day symptoms of fever manifested themselves. The patient was very restless and distressed, urinated frequently and in deficient quantity, and the sore began to assume an unhealthy sloughy character. After this a swelling appeared in the corresponding axillary space, and the hoof began to separate...

Dr. Burdon Sanderson on Pyæmia

The following most remarkable account of one of Dr. Burdon Sanderson's important experiments on the subject of pyaemia is taken from the British Medical Journal:?" Dr. Sanderson then proceeded to exhibit a dog, into the abdominal cavity of which six drops of a pysemic transudation liquid had been injected three hours before. The animal was in a state of profound collapse, accompanied with vomit...

Pyæmia Following Gonorrhœa : Recovery

tutional symptoms. His general health is good, tongue is moist but furred, countenance is anxious, internal organs normal; sleeps badly; appetite and bowels regular. The history of the disease dates 15 days back, when, after sexual intercourse, he had painful micturition, and then the discharge and bubo followed. He indulges in no excesses, but simply smokes tobacco. Prescribed Copaiba Mist gii...

Puerperal Septicæmia

Dr. GkddES presents the above admirable thesis based upon the fact that puerperal fever occurs more frequently in the practice of medical practitioners in Great Britain than in the practice of certified midwives, and one must confess that he has proved his case in this book. Puerperal fever, unfortunately, does not seem to get any less in its incidence, and it would appear that while the majori...

Puerperal Fever