On phlebitis of the great venous trunks of the neck subsequent to labour / by Alfred H. M'Clintock.

  • McClintock, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1821-1881.
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[1856]
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Credit: On phlebitis of the great venous trunks of the neck subsequent to labour / by Alfred H. M'Clintock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Art. I.— On Phlebitis of the Great Venous Trunks of the Neck subsequent to Laboura. By Alfred H. M‘Clintock, M.D., M.R.I. A., F. R, C. S.I., Licentiate of the King and Queen’s College of Physicians in Ireland; Master of the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, &c. The study of venous inflammation has, of late years, deeply engaged the attention of pathologists; and their discoveries, in this field of inquiry, have already thrown considerable light upon the nature and connexion of many obscure diseases. By these investigations both the practical surgeon and physician have been largely benefited; whilst the obstetrician has derived from them the greatest possible assistance, in unfolding the mysterious intricacies of puerperal fever, and explaining many of the otherwise inexplicable circumstances and features of this complex malady. The two nearly related subjects—phlebitis and pyemia— both still require close investigation, and offer for solution many important problems. Every new fact, therefore, in their his- a Read at a meeting of the Association of the King and Queen’s College of Phy¬ sicians in Ireland, May 7, 1856. VOL. XXII. NO. 43, N. S. B
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