. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal . dressing was applied, sincewhich time the child has beenperfectly comfortable and freefrom pain. September 1*. — Child com-plained of pain for a few days;jacket removed; found a smallabrasion from a fold in shirt. 5th.—Abrasion healed; childredressed. October 7.—Child returned,having been in the countryfour weeks, very much im-proved in health. 28th.—Jacket removed, childcomplaining of its being tootight. 29th.—Jacket renewed; child very January 20, 1876.—Jacket Figuke 6. reapplied; the child much im-proved; can stand quite erectwit
. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal . dressing was applied, sincewhich time the child has beenperfectly comfortable and freefrom pain. September 1*. — Child com-plained of pain for a few days;jacket removed; found a smallabrasion from a fold in shirt. 5th.—Abrasion healed; childredressed. October 7.—Child returned,having been in the countryfour weeks, very much im-proved in health. 28th.—Jacket removed, childcomplaining of its being tootight. 29th.—Jacket renewed; child very January 20, 1876.—Jacket Figuke 6. reapplied; the child much im-proved; can stand quite erectwithout support when jacketis removed. May 10.—Perfectly well, andbut very slight deformity. Case IV—April 30,1875.—Eliza Ann Moyer, aged nineyears; St Catherines, sent byDr. Mack. Family historypassable. Father died of con-sumption. Never noticed any-thing wrong about the childuntil two years ago last Christ-mas, when she had a fall, andshortly after a lump about thesize of a marble over the lastdorsal vertebrae was POTTS DISEASE. 423 She was taken t© a neighboring town in which the county-medical society was holding a meeting, and on the advice ofseveral medical gentlemen a brace was made somewhat similarto Taylors brace, and applied. But the disease still pro-gressed. She was then brought to me; condition as seen indark line while standing. Five vertebrae are involved; twodorsal and three lumbar. Dotted line shows deformity duringsuspension (see figure 8).Figuee7. April 30. —Plaster of Paris Figuee was applied, giving thechild most perfect relief. August—Uncle states in hisletter that he and the family phy-sician have been able to removeand reapply the plaster whennecessary, giving the child per-fect comfort. Case V.—Maria Louisa Diago,aged ten years (niece of Dr. Zayas,of Cuba). Born of healthy par-ents, and always healthy. Fellwhen six years of age, and hurther back. In a few months de-formity developed, and is now asseen in phot
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