Brennan, Peter a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e11034 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 771-772 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion diseases attributed to non-miasmatic exposures diseases of the respiratory organs pneumonia post-mortem records lobar pneumonias associated with pericarditis gunshot flesh wound of lower extremity gunshot wound of thigh carbuncle on side posteriorly solitary follicles enlarged, numerous in mucous membrane of large intestine right lung solidified at apex, middle and lower lobes congested left lung adherent heart enlarged, thickening of valves dark-purple spots on pericardium congestion near ileocæcal valve, solitary follicles of mucous membrane of large intestine enlarged and numerous additional proofing of transcription and encoding, edited and added keyword terms 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 93.—Private Peter Brennan, Co. K, 5th N. H.; admitted Dec. 24, 1862, with a gunshot wound of the right thigh. Died April 22, 1865. Post-mortem examination: Carbuncle on right side posteriorly. Œsophagus pale, larynx slightly and trachea and larger bronchi intensely congested, with many dark-purple spots the size of mustard-seed. Right lung, twenty-six ounces, solidified at apex and with a thick layer of lymph on the pleura; middle lobe somewhat congested; lower lobe bluish-slate color, much congested, heavier than water but not hepatized. Left lung, nineteen ounces, adherent and showing recent exudation and much venous congestion. Heart enlarged, with thickening of valves, clots in all the cavities, white elevated points on the endocardium, firm old adhesions on the left side, dark-purple spots on the pericardium and nine drachms of fluid in the serous sac. Liver dark-purple, lighter on section, soft, acini well marked; spleen soft, broken down. Stomach showing dark-purple spots; duodenum slightly congested; jejunum generally pale and valvulæ absent; much congestion near ileocæcal valve. Mucous membrane of large intestine pale, solitary follicles enlarged and numerous. Left kidney congested in cortical substance, pyramids pale, pelvis congested.—Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D. C.