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CASE 89.—Post-mortem examination: All
the viscera appeared to be healthy except the intestines.
The mucous membrane of the ileum was deeply injected
throughout and of a dark purple color; its solitary
follicles were enlarged and some near the
ileo-cæcal valve were ulcerated; Peyer's patches,
which were slightly thickened, presented the shaven-beard
appearance. The colon presented a number of deep ulcers,
especially at its extremities; in the transverse colon
several of the ulcers were cicatrizing. An intestinal
diverticulum, two inches and a half long, was found in the
ileum about three feet and a half from the
ileo-cæcal valve. [Nos. 465 and 466, Med. Sect.,