An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling in one or both of the lower extremities which sometimes happens to lying-in women.

  • White, Charles, 1728-1813.
Date:
1801
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Credit: An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling in one or both of the lower extremities which sometimes happens to lying-in women. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    [ 11* ] larly upon being moved. The limb was warm, but not hot. Her thigh was nearly as thick as her waist. There were no red nor purple streakes upon it, nor any signs of inflammation ; the skin was of a paler colour than natural. Leeches were twice applied, eight the first time, which procured a plentiful evacuation, and six the second time ; Rochelle salts were given, and frequently repeated, with proper effect, and a large blister was applied round the knee. The swelling began to subside, first in the groin, la- bium pudendi, and upper part of the thigh, from which it nearly vanished, before the expiration of the month, but remained in the leg and foot. The pain in her loins, as she expressed it, conti- nued very severe ; and in about a month after her delivery, just before she remov- ed to Newton Heath, she perceived a tumour forming there, but upon exa- mination, this proved to be below the loin