Surgical cases with illustrations / by Charles B. Brigham.

  • Brigham, Charles Brooks, 1845-1903.
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Surgical cases with illustrations / by Charles B. Brigham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    the pulse, until towards evening, when it fell from 72 to 60; the temperature was at 99. On the 23d, the cheek was somewhat swollen ; there was no pain whatever; the eyelid still pulsated, and on the 24th four injections were made deeply through the lid. Some difficulty was expe- rienced with the syringes, the caps becoming unglued, and the needles clogged from the force of the injection. The pain, after these injections, was intense but tran- sitory. January 25. The right side of the face is much swol- len ; there is but little pain; the right eye is closed; pulse ']2, temp. 99. Jamtary 27. The lower eyelid is hard without pulsa- tions; the right half of the face was covered with oiled silk ; pulse 72, temp. 98. January 29. All the five points where the injections were made are suppurating slightly; the nsvus has the appearance of a large anthrax; there is no pain; the eye is still closed; the purple color of the cheek is dis- appearing at its lower third. On the 4th of February a flaxseed poultice was applied to the right half of the face. It was interesting to see how continuous and abundant the discharge was; the patient had no pain, and slept and ate well. The color of the nasvus grew lighter daily; the discharge continued to be free. On the ist of March, redness of the skin was almost gone; the growth had much diminished in size and was wholly free from pulsations. There was still much discharge, giving a good prospect of a further diminution of the swelling of the cheek.