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Title: The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Crossen, Harry Sturgeon, 1869-
Subjects: Genital Diseases, Female Gynecology Gynecology Women Generative organs, Female
Publisher: St. Louis : Mosby
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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ocele. The pointas to whether or not the rectal wall really follows the prolapsed vaginal wall, maybe settled in such a case by rectal examination (Figs. 246, 247). Inflammation of Vulva (erysipelas, cellulitis). There are the usual signs andsymptoms of acute inflammation. Owing to the large amount of loose cellulartissue, the inflammatory infiltration may cause very marked swelling. Hematoma of Vulva. There is rapid swelhng following a puncture with a hypo-dermic needle or a fall or other injury. There is marked enlargement, painful onpressure and presenting in a short time discoloration from blood pigment. There DIAGNOSIS OF CYSTOCELE 19) is no fever nor erysipelatous redness nor otlier evidence of acute inflammation.Fig. 248 sliows a liematoma of the vulva. Edema of Vulva (from heart or liver disease or from pressure by a pelvic tumor).This produces a boggy, painless swelling which pits on pressure. There is noevidence of acute inflammation or of hematoma. There may be accompanying
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Fig. 242. Large Cystocele. (Montgomery—Practical Gyiieculugy.) edema of the abdominal wall and lower extremities. There is found some internaltrouble to account for the edema (heart disease with failing circulation, tumor orinflammatory mass obstructing the pelvic circulation). Stasis Hypertrophy of Vulva. There is a gradual development of tissue hyper-trophy, with more or less inflammatory infiltration. The swelling is not partic-ularly painful and there is no decided pitting on pressure. It is accompanied by 192 GYNECOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS

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