Medical report of the case of Miss H[arriet] M[artineau] / [William Alexander Greenhill].

  • Thomas Michael Greenhow
Date:
1845
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Credit: Medical report of the case of Miss H[arriet] M[artineau] / [William Alexander Greenhill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CASE. In a letter from Venice, dated June 14th, 1839, Miss H. M., set. 37, first communicated to me her early feelings of indisposition. During the preceding year she had been sensible of a “ great failure of nerve and spirits, and of strength.” Frequently she experienced sharp pain in the uterine region. The Catamenia be¬ came more frequent, occurring every two or three weeks; and a very irritating discharge, of a brown or yellowish colour, took place in the in¬ tervals. The irregular uterine discharges continued, oc¬ casionally mixed with clotted blood, and she suffered from many distressing nervous symp¬ toms, evidently arising from uterine irritation; “ inability to stand or walk, aching and weariness of the back, extending down the legs to the heels“ tenderness and pain, on pressure, in the left groin, extending by the hip to the back. The spirits became much depressed, and the B