Title: Hutton, John

Source text: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, Volume 1 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888), 382-383.

Keywords:the continued feverspost-mortem records of continued feverscases reported as typhoid fever, the clinical history insufficient or absentPeyer's patches ulcerated and the large intestine also implicatedadmitted deliriousgangrene of both feetspleen enlargedmesenteric glands enlargedPeyer's glands enlarged and ulceratedsolitary glands of large intestine ulcerated

Civil War Washington ID: med.d1e8853

TEI/XML: med.d1e8853.xml


CASE 164.—Private John Hutton, Co. D, 1st Vt. Cav., was admitted Nov. 23, 1863, delirious. He rolled from side to side in bed and picked at the bedclothes; his tongue and skin were dry, his pulse small and his feet cold; involuntary stools were passed frequently. Stimulants were given and warmth and mustard applied to his feet and legs. He died on the 27th. Post-mortem examination twelve hours after death: Body not emaciated; both feet gangrenous. Heart and lungs healthy. Spleen enlarged and of a dark-purple color; kidneys healthy; mesenteric glands enlarged; Peyer's glands enlarged and ulcerated; solitary glands of large intestine ulcerated.—Act. Ass't Surg. W. H. Letterman, Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C.