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Title: Buffalo medical journal
Year: 1906 (1900s)
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Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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leen at times receded only to returnagain; the lymphatic enlargement remained and he ultimatelyleft the hospital. THE SECOND CASE IS ONE OF ELEPHANTIASIS OF THE RIGHT LEG AND THIGH. Ernest T., aged 25; English; molder; single. He was bornin England and came to this country seven years ago. His fatherdied at 37, from a railroad accident. His mother is also dead;age and cause of death is unknown. The patient had measles wdien young. Six years ago as a resultof infection from his stocking his right little toe became septicand septicemia developed. He was unable to use his leg forabout two months. The leg was edematous, painful, was openin several places and discharged pus. The leg since this infection 28 CLINICAL REPORTS. never returned to its original size nor was he able to use it aswell as before. Two years ago while working in the Gowanda State Hospitalerysipelas developed in the right leg and he was confined to hisbed for two weeks. Following this attack the leg became still Fig. 2.
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ULLMAX : ELEPHANTIASIS. larger, but he continues to use it in walking, although he soontires on account of the increased weight of the part. The patient first presented himself to me at the Universityof Buf¥alo Dispensary, complaining of dropsy of one leg. Onexamination there was not noted the pitting observed in dropsy;the skin was hyperplasic, and but one limb was afifected. Someslight vesicles and bullae were found which discharged a chy-lous fluid. He states that frequently he notes such formation onthe afifected limb and following this discharge the leg feels more CLINICAL REPORTS. 29 comfortable. He also notices that if he is on his feet a greatdeal the leg aches and gets larger, but otherwise there is no pain. The patient has been at the Gern^^n Hospital where measure-ments have been taken of the two extremities: Right Left Inches. Inches. Instep 12 9H Ankle 13K 10 Just above ankle 14% ^Va Lower third leg 15 Calf 17^ 13 Upper third leg 17 I3 Knee 16 13 Lower third thigh 17 I3

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