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CASE 183.—Post-mortem examination: Body not much
emaciated; rigor mortis great. The brain weighed fifty-one
ounces and a half; the surface of the cerebellum was
slightly red and the vessels of the pia mater filled with a
purplish liquid; the interior of the brain was normal. The
larynx and trachea were pale, the portions between the rings
of a light purple hue. The œsophageal mucous
membrane was pale gray in the upper part, becoming tawny or
purplish further down, and considerably corrugated both
longitudinally and transversely. The right lung weighed
eleven ounces and a half, the left twelve ounces and a half;
both were somewhat congested in their lower lobes. The heart
was healthy, its right ventricle contained a fibrinous clot;
the liquid of the pericardium was decidedly reddish in color
and measured six drachms. The liver weighed fifty-seven
ounces, its surface purple with a few scattered yellowish
maculæ, its section paler than usual but firm; the
mucous membrane of the stomach near the pylorus was somewhat
marbled; the spleen, nineteen ounces and a half, was firm
and of a chocolate color; the pancreas was normal. Peyer's
patches in the lower part of the ileum were elevated, white
and covered with small ulcerations, a few of the patches
were congested; the large intestine was purple in its upper
part, becoming paler towards the rectum. The kidneys were
firm; on section a small quantity of venous blood flowed
from the cut edges of the pyramids; the right supra-renal
capsule was yellowish-white internally and did not contain
the usual brown fluid; the left capsule was darker in color
and contained a small quantity of brownish
fluid.—