Notes on pathology : a handbook for the post-mortem room / by R.E. Carrington ; edited, revised and amplified by H. Evelyn Crook and Guy Mackeson.

Date:
1892
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Credit: Notes on pathology : a handbook for the post-mortem room / by R.E. Carrington ; edited, revised and amplified by H. Evelyn Crook and Guy Mackeson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    from tubercular peritonitis, tabes mesen- terica/' and tuberculous intestine is very striking.) (ii.) The flesh of animals which have suffered during life from tuberculosis. The cooking to which meat is subjected is not sufficient to destroy bacilU that may be present in the deeper parts.—Eds.] Distribution of Tubercle. The Distribution of Tubercle is of some importance, both clinically, and as showing the influence of tissue proclivity. As a rule, in one individual it takes a certain distri- bution. a. The commonest is ordinary phthisis, with ulcera- tion of the larynx and intestines; now, as showing tissue proclivity, acute pneumonia has the same tendency. b. Serous membrane tubercle :— Peritoneum. Pleurae. Pericardium. Not arachnoid membrane; and, curiously, this is not now known as a serous membrane. The importance of this form is that it for the most part remains so limited, and is often recover- able from. c. Genito-urinary tubercle (often primary ,. Kidney. Ureter. Bladder. Testis. Urethra. Fallopian tube. Ovary. Uterus.
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