Cases Illustrative of Obstetric Disease

Abstract

Case I.-Abscess confined to the Uterine Pañetes.-Mrs.-,a3t. 25, had always had dysmenorrhoea, and suffered considerably during coitus.About the last of September she was delivered of a living child, the labor not being unnatural.A few days subsequently there were symptoms of pneumonia, cough, <fec, and she was treated for some three weeks as purely a case of pulmonary disease.She then passed under the charge of another physician.For the four weeks ensuing there were constant chills, two other physicians seeing her from time to time in consultation ; the formation of matter seeming at this time to have been suspected, but it was not localized.Four days previous to her death she passed into the hands of Dr. Mein- *The above cases were reported at the January meeting of the Suffolk District Medical Society.They will initiate a series of illustrations of the various diseases of women, select- ed from many hundreds that have now fallen under my observation.In this connection, and as forming a prior series bearing upon the same end, I may be permitted to recall to the reader's recollection some of the other cases of obstetric interest that I have already re- ported, chiefly to the same Society, at different times in past years.