An inaugural dissertation, on phlegmasia alba dolens puerperarum : submitted to the consideration of the Hon. Robert Smith, provost ; and of the regents of the University of Maryland: for the degree of Doctor of Physick / by Charles S. Davis, of Baltimore County, honorary member of the Baltimore Medical Society.

  • Davis, Charles S.
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1815
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation, on phlegmasia alba dolens puerperarum : submitted to the consideration of the Hon. Robert Smith, provost ; and of the regents of the University of Maryland: for the degree of Doctor of Physick / by Charles S. Davis, of Baltimore County, honorary member of the Baltimore Medical Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    pany the iliac arteries, would be sufficient to carry- on the circulation of lymph through the limb, and the consequences which Mr White ibretels, I have no hesitation in saying would not be produced. Again—if Mr. W's. proposition be correct, we should have this disease occurring more frequently than we find to be the fact. Every laborious case of parturition would inevitably produce the disease. This disorder has never been known to prove fatal.* I have heard of one case where it proved fatal; in consequence of the attending physicians not keeping a record of the case, I have not been able to get a history of it. Dr. Denman says, p. 437, I do not mean, nor should I be justified in saying, that it was never attended with danger, having heard of se- veral and seen one which proved fatal, where no other cause could be assigned or suspected. Mr. White says [page 50] speaking of the ab- sorption of lymph from the wounded lymphatic, It will press against the uterus and occasion forcing pains and even suppression of urine. If there is a sufficient quantity of extravasated lymph to occasion the above diseases (of which I have no doubt) we should not only have forcing pains and suppressions of urine, but Ave should likewise have inflammation, abscess, caries, and death would inevitably be the consequence of such an extensive abscess, caries, &c. It now remains for us tc say to what cause the disease may be attributed. As the uterus and vagina evolve, so does the lymphatic vessels which belong to those organs, and they become more liable to take • Mr. White, pag;e 43.