Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and Abdominal Surgeons for the year (1920) (14593498748)

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Title: Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and Abdominal Surgeons for the year ...

Year: 1920 (1920s)

Authors: American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and Abdominal Surgeons

Subjects: Gynecology Obstetrics Gynecology Obstetrics

Publisher: St. Louis : C.V. Mosby

Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

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has always enjoyedgood health, with the exception of diseases incident to childhood. Labor pains were strong and effective until the head reached the perineum, whenprogress was arrested. Forceps were then applied and delivery easily accomplished. The child was delivered apparently lifeless, but was promptly resuscitated. Male;white; full time; weight, 7 pounds and 4 ounces; length, 50 cm.; cord and genitalsnormal. General appearance: Numerous bullae on face and body; entire occiputsoft and flabby to touch; mouth and tongue covered with mucous patches; gangrenous 281 282 MANGUS A. TATE patches on botli foct; the large toe on left foot and the second on the right areundeveloped. The gangrene of the feet spread until it reached half-way up the legs,involving the whole of both feet, and on close examination it gave the sharp lineappearance as if a cord had been tied around them. On the left hand the first andfourth fingers were gangrenous, and the third finger partially so. The thumb and

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Fig. 4. Fig. 5. first finger of the right hand were partly gangrenous. The child died on theseventh day. Our dermatologist, Dr. Tauber, gave the following diagnosis: Dermatitis gan-grenosa (bullous), probably secondary to a luetic base. Specimens of blood from themother and from the longitudinal sinus of the infant gave a negative Wassermann. Mr. J. B. J Ionian, artist to the Cincinnati General Hospital, kindly made thedrawings three days before the child died, and as this condition is so unusual I pre-sent i;, as I am not cognizant of a like case in literature. LARGE MESOCOLIC HERNIA SIMULATING CHOLECYSTITIS By Ingersoll Olmsted, M.D., Hamilton, Ont. AHERNIA into an abnormal fossa in the abdomen is usually onlyfound at an operation when obstruction has occurred. This ob-struction is usually preceded by indefinite abdominal symptoms and acorrect diagnosis is seldom made before the abdomen is opened. Thenecessity cf recognizing such a condition when met with is self-evident.Large retro

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