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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 353 Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion post-mortem records of the continued fevers the continued fevers typhoid fever entered as typhoid, but the clinical histories suggestive of malarial complications Peyer's patches ulcerated and the large intestine also implicated eyes jaundiced vomited bile, then sclerotics white mucous coat of stomach softened and almost disintegrated Peyer's patches ulcerated, in two places nearly perforated solitary glands greatly ulcerated ileo-cæcal valve disorganized, mucous membrane converted to pulpy mass rectum ulcerated in three places mesenteric glands enlarged spleen twice normal size side of neck emphysematous, result of ante-mortem blow additional proofing of transcription and encoding, edited and added keyword terms additional proofing of transcription and encoding 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 98.—Private Charles E. Mariner, Co. A, Purnell Legion, was admitted Aug. 16, 1863, having been affected with slight headache and diarrhœa, two or three evacuations daily, for several days. There was no fever on admission, but his tongue was coated and yellow and his eyes jaundiced. Calomel was given as a purgative and small doses of quinine. On the 18th he vomited bile, and next day his tongue was less coated and the sclerotics white. On the 20th signs of prostration were manifested. Delirium occurred on the night of the 22d, after which he failed rapidly and died on the 24th. Post-mortem examination eighteen hours after death: The mucous coat of the stomach was softened and almost disintegrated, Peyer's patches were ulcerated and in two places nearly perforated; the solitary glands were greatly ulcerated and in some instances broken down; the ileo-cæcal valve was disorganized, its mucous membrane being converted into a pulpy mass. The rectum was ulcerated in three places, each as large as a dime. A number of the mesenteric glands were enlarged to the size of a pigeon's egg. The liver was pale; the spleen congested and twice its normal size. The left side of the neck was emphysematous and its tissues engorged, the result, probably, of an ante-mortem blow.—Act. Ass't Surg. W. H. Letterman, Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C.