Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry.

  • Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Date:
1913
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Strangulated Hernia. The vomiting associated with a strangulated hernia is a means of emptying, and thus securing rest for, the irritated bowel. The vomiting, however, may increase the strangulation. XII.—IMPERFECT REPAIR MAY PRE¬ DISPOSE TO A FRESH ATTACK Examples : Endocarditis. The lesions left by endocarditis shew but little tendency to repair. Frequently there persists a liability to recrudescence and a diminished power of resistance to exposure, which establishes a Circle of indefinite duration. Each attack adds to the existing lesion and paves the way for a fresh attack. Appendicitis. Iritis. XIII.—THE ACCUMULATION OF SECRETIONS CAUSES IRRITATION AND FURTHER ACCUMULATION Examples : Balano-posthitis. Intertrigo. Cerumen.