Excerpt from The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 8: Containing the Official Record of Its Proceedings, and the Reports and Papers Presented in the Several Sections; January-June, 1887 Secondary infection through typhoid UL cers. - senger reports a case of a woman who died Of typhoid fever, in which he found the following lesions: Vast ulcerations of the lower part Of the ileum, colon and rectum; enlargement of the spleen and mesenteric ganglia; recent verrucous endo carditis limited to the mitral valve; tumefaction of the liver and kidneys; and pronounced pulmonary oedema. No bacilli could be found in the ulcerations, but the intestinal mucosa, the mesenteric ganglia, and the tissues near the endocarditis were infiltrated with streptococci - Gas. Dc Paris, No. 49, 1886. 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.