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CASE 26.—Post-mortem examination:
Vessels of brain injected. Epiglottis and its folds much
swollen; mucous membrane of larynx and trachea bright-red;
no ulcers or false membrane. Right lung nineteen ounces;
upper lobe and posterior portion of lower lobe much
congested, dark-purple, on section like blackberry jelly;
left lung, eighteen ounces, much congested. Heart nine
ounces and a half; semilunar valves and lining of aorta and
pulmonary artery bright pink. Liver, fifty-four ounces, very
soft, acini scarcely perceptible, external surface quite
dark, capsule of Glisson easily separated.—