Hepatitis and Hepatic Abscess
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little book. The author starts by explaining clearly and briefly his theory of " hepatic exhaustion," which he advanced some years ago in this journal. " In the tropics," he contends, " the liver is called upon to excrete a large amount of hydrocarbons which would in temperate climates pass off" by the lungs, while at the same time it has to rid the system of the products of excessive blood destruction. It is this combined strain which causes " hepatic exhaustion." The symptoms of the condition
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