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Excerpt from Comments on the Pathology and Bacteriology of Fatal Influenza Cases, as Observed at Camp Devens, Mass
In a series such as is presented here two types of lungs stand out as strikingly characteristic findings in this disease. The first is encountered in those cases in which death has occurred within a few days after the onset of pulmonary signs. These cases yield lungs which are partially collapsed, dark red, lax, but meaty in consistency. The pleural surfaces are often partly covered with a dusky red mottling, due to small extravasations of blood beneath the serous coat. There may be a thin layer of dusky red fibrinous exudate upon the pleural surfaces, particularly over the posterior borders. On section these lungs are dark red and wet. They are dripping wet, and the ?uid from some portions is a blood-tinged serous liquid and from others dark red and bloody. On close inspection the cut surfaces are usually found to be thickly sprinkled with air vesicles of considerable size. The lung tissue as a whole, after the liquid has drained from it, is brownish-red in color, and somewhat translucent and friable. The mucosa of the bronchi[104] is usually very dark red in color, and the bronchial lymph nodes are enlarged and deep red in color.
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In a series such as is presented here two types of lungs stand out as strikingly characteristic findings in this disease. The first is encountered in those cases in which death has occurred within a few days after the onset of pulmonary signs. These cases yield lungs which are partially collapsed, dark red, lax, but meaty in consistency. The pleural surfaces are often partly covered with a dusky red mottling, due to small extravasations of blood beneath the serous coat. There may be a thin layer of dusky red fibrinous exudate upon the pleural surfaces, particularly over the posterior borders. On section these lungs are dark red and wet. They are dripping wet, and the ?uid from some portions is a blood-tinged serous liquid and from others dark red and bloody. On close inspection the cut surfaces are usually found to be thickly sprinkled with air vesicles of considerable size. The lung tissue as a whole, after the liquid has drained from it, is brownish-red in color, and somewhat translucent and friable. The mucosa of the bronchi[104] is usually very dark red in color, and the bronchial lymph nodes are enlarged and deep red in color.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - S. Burt Wolbach
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780364081679
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm
Page Count - 19
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ISBN - 9780282571085
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 21
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