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- 19 Jun 1846-28 Jun 1846 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1846
Date of death: 28 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of the arm and chest. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the arm. Old adhesions about the right lung the liver and spleen. Heart flaccid and dilated. Lungs emphysematous. Ribs fractured and united.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Adhesions (Lung);Adhesions (Liver) ; Adhesions (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on 5th May with fractured ribs and discharged on 17th June. It appears that the evening after his discharge he went to bed somewhat inebriated and complained the next day of feeling generally unwell, depressed and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right upper extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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- Anatomy » Integumentary system
- Anatomy » Upper extremity
- Anatomy » Cardiovascular system
- Anatomy » Respiratory system
- Anatomy » Musculoskeletal system
- Anatomy » Digestive system
- Diseases and conditions » Infections » Bacterial infections and mycoses
- Diseases and conditions » Skin and connective tissue diseases
- Diseases and conditions » Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms
- Diseases and conditions » Cardiovascular diseases
- Diseases and conditions » Respiratory tract diseases
- Diseases and conditions » Wounds and injuries
- Anatomy » Hemic and immune systems
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- Keate, Robert (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Gee, Adolphus John (Subject)