Scurvy, past and present / by Alfred F. Hess.

  • Alfred Fabian Hess
Date:
[1920]
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Credit: Scurvy, past and present / by Alfred F. Hess. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. PAGE 1. Dependence on potato as antiscorbutic. 7 2. Weight curve of scorbutic baby. Effect of alkalization of milk.... 51 3. Lumbar cord in case of scurvy. 104 4. Lumbar cord in case of scurvy. Focal degeneration. 104 5. Bone in scurvy. Microscopic pathology. 105 6. Subperiosteal hemorrhage and separation of epiphysis. Roentgeno¬ gram . 108 7. Complete restitution of epiphysis without deformity. Roentgeno¬ gram . 109 8. Curve of fecal excretion in scurvy. 120 9. Diagrammatic representation of guinea-pig scurvy. 128 10. Loss of weight in guinea-pig scurvy. 139 11. Dried milk as an antiscorbutic. 140 12. Dehydrated vegetables as a cause of scurvy. 164 13. Cure of scurvy by addition of canned tomato. 166 14. Failure of yeast as prophylactic. 171 15. Temperature, pulse, and respiration in scurvy. 186 16. Subperiosteal hemorrhage and separation of epiphysis. Roentgeno¬ gram . 192 17. Periosteal “tags” and “streamers.” Roentgenogram. 193 18. Infant with marked scurvy. Characteristic position. 198 19. Scorbutic beading of ribs. Roentgenogram. 198 20. “White line.” Roentgenogram. 199 21. Cardiac enlargement. Roentgenogram. 200 22. Electrocardiogram showing “cardiorespiratory syndrome”. 201 23. Stationary weight during cure of scurvy. Oliguria followed by polyuria. 206 24. Development of scurvy in spite of normal gain in weight. 214 25. Retardation of growth in length when no orange juice was given and supergrowth when given once more. 216 TABLES TABLE PAGE 1. Fecal flora of scorbutic infants. 29 2. Necropsy reports of scurvy. 82 3. Relative distribution of the antiscorbutic factor in the commoner food stuffs. 157 4. Platelets and other blood cells in scurvy. 209 5. Data of epidemic of scurvy. 218 6. Duration of treatment before marked improvement was noticed... 237
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