Smith, John B. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e10758 Civil War Washington University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Matthew Bosley Elizabeth Lorang Stacey Berry Elisabeth Tracey The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 3 Volume 1 1888 746 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion diseases attributed to non-miasmatic exposures diseases of the respiratory organs diphtheritic inflammation of the fauces, etc. doubt diphtheria was constitutional disease from specific poison post-mortem records diphtheria diphtheritic exudation admitted with debility and diarrhœa due to typhoid fever and measles measles typhoid fever tonsils swollen, surrounding parts covered with false membrane, nearly closed fauces false membrane removed by forceps died of apnœa fauces covered and glottis and trachea lined with diphtheritic membrane pulmonary congestion manifest additional proofing of transcription and encoding, edited and added keyword terms additional proofing of transcription and encoding case text extracted and transformed from larger file Encoding and Proofing Initial Checking OCR Text to PDF file,

CASE 10.—Private John B. Smith, Co. I, 13th N. H., was admitted Feb. 7, 1863, with debility and diarrhœa consequent on typhoid fever and measles. He improved under treatment and was able to be out of bed most of the day when, on March 11, he complained of sore throat and in the evening diphtheritic exudation had already occurred, although difficulty in swallowing and the return of liquids through the nose were not manifested until the following day. On the 13th respiration was quite laborious, the tonsils much swollen and the surrounding parts covered with false membrane which nearly closed the fauces. Some of this was removed by forceps with temporary relief; but towards evening suffocation again threatened and a second attempt was made, without success, to clear the throat. The feeble condition of the patient did not warrant the administration of nauseants. He was treated with quinine and tincture of iron, which latter was also applied to the fauces. He died on the 14th of apnœa. Post-mortem examination: The fauces were covered and the glottis and trachea lined throughout with diphtheritic membrane. [Specimen 13, Med. Sec., Army Medical Museum.] Pulmonary congestion was manifest.—Ass't Surgeon H. B. Buck, U. S. Vols., Columbian Hospital, Washington, D. C.