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Case from the case-book and medical descriptive lists of the HAREWOOD HOSPITAL
CASE 283.—Autopsy: A portion of the lower lobe of the right lung hepatized. The bronchi contained pus. The heart was normal. The mucous membrane of the stomach and small intestine was pale and softened. The mucous membrane of the lower part of the ileum and large intestine was extensively ulcerated; the membrane between the ulcers was pale and softened, with occasional red patches. The liver was healthy; the gall-bladder distended with bile. The kidneys normal; the urinary bladder empty.—