Author: I. Minis Hays

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 9781330893654

Excerpt from The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 196 The following four cases are typical examples of myx dema, and their publication may, perhaps, contribute toward the solution of some of the doubtful points in the pathology of the disease: Case I. - Aug. 16, 1884. Mrs. M., aet. fifty-three; family history is very imperfect, but none of her relatives, so far as is known, ever had a disease similar to hers. Has had five children. They were all cross-births, and were all born dead except the second, who is now a girl of fifteen, and who is troubled with psoriasis. Has never had any severe sickness and has always been strong and healthy. Menstruation ceased four or five years ago, and since that time her face, body, and extremities have been very much bloated, and her eyesight has steadily failed. Her hair has fallen out a great deal, and she is frequently chilly, although at other times she has a very distressing burning and pricking sensation over the skin of the whole body. She suffers much from cold and frequently has cold sweats at night. During the past year she has been much troubled by vertigo, a roaring in her ears, insomnia, and occipital headache. Her speech is slow and difficult. Her mind is dull and contused and her memory poor. 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."