Bovine tuberculosis in man : an account of the pathology of suspected cases / by Charles Creighton.
- Charles Creighton
- Date:
- 1881
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Bovine tuberculosis in man : an account of the pathology of suspected cases / by Charles Creighton. 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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![time* occur. “Tlio ami baac are thickeiunl, and the former are in Home iiiatumx^ intemady hy]K?nfinic. IViur to the imiption of the ulcer, in chronic caae«, the inucima memhmne U elevated hy the tulierculouB nodule, which ia reailily «lis- tiii}(uialuHl hy ita yellow colour; after irruption, Kinall muaHi« of tulMTcle are mvii tulherin^' to the Huhinucoiia tiaKue (p. 175). The diaeaae alao afTt*cta the tjmUo-urinary »y»tnn. It in some caaea alTecta the jmntt, the laiiicneaa so produce*! lM*inj( not un- frwjuently the firet syiiiptoin to call attention to theexiatence of the diaeaae in the animal.' Ijtatly, in the mammary ylatul, acccmliiiK to Walley, “ tl>o tuliercle ia uaimlly of the tihruuH ftirm. The nmlulea art* very iiumertma, develo|MHl in the ai’ini; hut even when the {(land haa been extcnaiv**ly invadtinl, I have not l»een able to trace any U’mhuicy to cretiHcation. Tlie acini are hyi)ertr<»phi«Hl, and the inU'rxlandular tiaaue increaiMHl, {(iviu{( the {(land, on section, a otmrae raritii**! ap|H*amnce. Some mxlulea may be develo]>ed iti the mucous membrane of the ampulhe or the ducts, but I have neither seen s*tfi*min{( nor ulceration. The {(land in the areas of invasion is of a nnlftish hue, from increased vascularity. ** Involvement of this oryjin, especially if ulcers arc dcvelope*! on the mucous merabnine, is a matter of {(real dati{(er, inasmuch as the irritation of the tul>ercle gives rise for a time to increased functional activity of the gland, the secreted milk becoming con- taminated with the tuberculous pnslucts, and pn)pagnting the disease to any animal (or man) which may be unfortunate enough to ])artnke of it” (p. 172). The condition of the udder in tuberculosis of the cow has iHjen made the subject of a special investi{(ntion by Kolessnikow, at the instigation of Virchow. The tulxjrcles were found to grow in the stroma of the gland, and to contain the same elements (including giant-cells) as elsewhere.* * Willianm, Vrirrinary .Vedicine, p. 348. • Kolessnikow, Virchow’s Archiv, rol. Ixx. (1877) p. Ml.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2226758x_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
