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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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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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    [ *3 ] “ the left leg,—a blush of small extent “ on the fore part of the leg,—July “ 7th both the labia pudendi were be- “ come more enlarged more tense and “ tender. July 8th a slight redness “ upon the upper part of the thigh— *' it was merely a blush, July 16th the “ labia pudendi were still swelled—Ju- ** ly 27th the swelling of the labia pu- “ dendi was not entirely gone. The “ left lower extremity was considerably “ more swelled in an evening, than in “ a morning. The right leg was also “ swelled about the ankle, but the “ swelling was much less firm, than that “ of the other leg, and retained the “ impression from the finger longer. “ August 9th the thigh was of a darker “ colour in many parts, owing to an “ enlargement of the cutaneous veins, “ and her knee was somewhat contract- “ ed, so that she could not easily bring “ her heel to the ground. Several red “ spots appeared upon the leg. The right