Archive image from page 229 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 of a black man, affected with elephantiasis, taken from Dr. Titley's work on ' Diseases of the Genitals, in the Male,' the tumour de- scended nearly to the ankles. Elephantiasis of the scrotum is a morbid affection of the integuments, analogous to the enlargement of the extremities commonly known by the name of Barbadues leg ; with which, indeed, in those countries where the disease is prevalent, it is liable to be com- bined. Elephantiasis of the scrotum,
Archive image from page 229 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 of a black man, affected with elephantiasis, taken from Dr. Titley's work on ' Diseases of the Genitals, in the Male,' the tumour de- scended nearly to the ankles. Elephantiasis of the scrotum is a morbid affection of the integuments, analogous to the enlargement of the extremities commonly known by the name of Barbadues leg ; with which, indeed, in those countries where the disease is prevalent, it is liable to be com- bined. Elephantiasis of the scrotum, how- ever, grows to a greater size and makes more rapid progress than the same disease in the leg, owing to the very loose texture and de- pending state of the parts. The labia pudendi of females in warm climates are subject to a similar change, though not to the same extent nor so frequently as the scrotum. This dis- ease appears to be the result of a low form of inflammation of the veins, and to be analogous to the affection termed plilcgmasia dolens. It is preceded by febrile attacks, attended with pain and heat in the part, and swelling and tenderness of the glands in the groin. After a time, the scrotum continues to enlarge, in- dependently of febrile attacks. In December, 1847, I saw a gentleman, from Barbadoes, who had this disease in the early stage. The whole scrotum was considerably enlarged, but The forming a doughy inelastic swelling, fissured in two or three places. A portion of skin at the root of the penis was a little red and puffy as if affected in a slight degree. The glands in the left groin were enlarged, those on the right side were unaffected. testicles were sound. Hypertrophy of the scrotum is an affection of the same nature as the knotty and lobulatcd growth of the skin occasionally observed on the nose and in other parts. In this disease the integuments appear as if composed of lobes divided by fissures. In the Museum of St. Bartholomew's Hospital the
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