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Case from the case-book and medical descriptive lists of the HAREWOOD HOSPITAL
CASE 275.—Autopsy: Body very much emaciated. There were tubercles in the apex of the left lung. The pericardium contained half an ounce of serum, and colorless fibrin clots were found in the ventricles of the heart. The peritoneum was much congested; the abdominal cavity contained eight ounces of serum. The liver was somewhat enlarged and congested. The spleen and pancreas were small. The stomach, duodenum, and jejunum appeared nearly normal. The mucous membrane of the ileum and colon was thickened and softened; that of the rectum was dark-red and much ulcerated. The bladder contained several ounces of urine.