George M. Mackee
Published: 2018-03-03
Total Pages: 94
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Excerpt from The Journal of Cutaneous Diseases, Including Syphilis, Vol. 35: Official Organ of the American Dermatological Association; February, 1917 On April 29, 1915, when I first saw her, she complained of pain in the abdo men, coming on every two to three months, and a band of pain around the fore head. She had a fat, full face, suggesting an alcoholic habit, although She denied alcoholic excess at any time, and stated that for the last eight years she. Has taken no alcohol at all. She was garrulous, and there was a good deal of over-action in her face, when talking. The heart and lungs showed nothing abnormal; the liver was not enlarged. On palpation Of the abdomen, there was pain all over, reaching as high as the costal margins; a pulsating aorta could be felt. The pupils were equal, reacted to Shading and the eye move ments were good. The palate and the sclerotics were insensitive to touch. The cranial nerves Showed no abnormality. The knee jerks were glib and equal sensation was good over the legs; the plantar reflexes were flexor; clonus was not present: passive position was good, and the calves were slightly tender on deep pressure. There was no sphincter trouble. There was no history of syph ilis, and the Wassermann reaction was negative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.