The fungus-disease in India : a report of observations / by T.R. Lewis and D.D. Cunningham.

  • Lewis, T. R. (Timothy Richards), 1841-1886.
Date:
1875
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Credit: The fungus-disease in India : a report of observations / by T.R. Lewis and D.D. Cunningham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    the common features occurring in them all and, appa- rently, essentially connected with the disease. We shall then be in a position to state our views in regard to the pathology of the affection, together with the grounds on which these are based. Specimen I.—This consisted of a foot and ankle. The foot was much thickened, especially towards the ankle, and was straightened on the latter so as to point in a manner resembling that in cases of Talipes equinus. The toes presented much less distortion and tendency to be turned upwards on the foot than is, in our experience, usually the case in specimens of the disease. The general appearance of the specimen is shown in the ac- companying woodcut (Fig. 1). Fig. ].—Outline sketch of a specimen of the Pale Variety of the Fungus-Disease of India. Numerous openings surrounded by raised margins, or opening on the summits of elevated tuberculations, were present on both upper and under surfaces of the foot. They communicated with channels lined with smooth membranous tissue and leading into the substance of