Fox, John C. a machine readable transcription Susan C. Lawrence Kenneth M. Price Kenneth J. Winkle 2011 med.d1e41529 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 The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) Washington, DC Government Printing Office Part 2 Volume 1 1879 195-196 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion diarrhœa and dysentery fatal cases of diarrhœa and dysentery, with accounts of the morbid appearances observed from the Third Division of the Alexandria Hospital, Virginia chronic diarrhœa, four months duration physical signs of deposit of tubercle in one lung hæmorrhage from lungs suppression of urine, catheterized but only drops obtained deposit of softened tubercle in left lung, scattered tubercles in right lung extensive pleuritic adhesions on right side mucous membrane of both small and large intestine inflamed and ulcerated autopsy performed copied case from MSHWR, added proofing of transcription and encoding, identified keyword terms and figures

Case from the case-book of the THIRD DIVISION of the ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL, Surgeon Edwin Bentley, U. S. V., in charge:⃰

CASE 487.—Private John C. Fox, company F, 16th Pennsylvania cavalry; age 23; admitted June 28, 1863. Chronic diarrhœa of four months duration. The patient was much emaciated; had the physical signs of a deposit of tubercle in the left lung, and at the time of admission, from fifteen to twenty discharges from the bowels daily. He was placed upon an alterative and sustaining treatment, which slightly checked the diarrhœa. July 9th: He had an attack of hæmorrhage from the lungs, which was quite profuse at first, but lasted only a short time; and subsequently he continued to improve under treatment. August 15th: An almost total suppression of urine occurred. He was catheterized from time to time, but only a few drops of urine were obtained. This condition continued until death. Died, August 20th. Autopsy fourteen hours after death: There was an abundant deposit of softened tubercle in the left lung, a few scattered tubercles in the right; extensive pleuritic adhesions on the right side. The mucous membrane of both small and large intestine was inflamed, softened and ulcerated. The liver, spleen and kidneys appeared to be perfectly normal.

⃰ It is to be regretted that, in most instances, the records of this hospital do not show by whom the autopsies were made. It is known that many of them were made by Surgeon Bentley himself, or under his immediate supervision, but it is only possible to distinguish these from the others in a few cases.