Injuries and diseases of the jaws . n whom enlargement of the nasalprocess of the superior maxillae had been observed for eightyears, and was increasing. There was no external deformity,but it was thought adAnsable to interfere at an early date,when it was found that obliteration of the antrum hadalready taken place, as in the preceding case. The entire jawwas removed, but the patient unfortunately died of erysipelas. In the Museum of Kings College is another specimen(1201), which shows well the obliteration of the antrum byhypertrophy of its walls. The tumour was removed in 1842,by Sir Willia
Injuries and diseases of the jaws . n whom enlargement of the nasalprocess of the superior maxillae had been observed for eightyears, and was increasing. There was no external deformity,but it was thought adAnsable to interfere at an early date,when it was found that obliteration of the antrum hadalready taken place, as in the preceding case. The entire jawwas removed, but the patient unfortunately died of erysipelas. In the Museum of Kings College is another specimen(1201), which shows well the obliteration of the antrum byhypertrophy of its walls. The tumour was removed in 1842,by Sir William Fergusson, from a girl of twelve, in whom FERGUSSON S CASE. 137 some enlargement of the face had been noticed from the ageof four, and whose portrait is shown in fig. 46, taken bypermission, from that gentleman^s Practical patient made a perfect recovery, and the particulars ofthe case will be found in The Lancet of February andMarch, 1842, Fig. 47 shows her portrait after recoveryfrom the operation. Fig. 46. Fig. In the same museum is a specimen of the disease in theramus of the lower jaw, removed by the same surgeon froma girl of thirteen, by sawing in front of the molar teeth anddisarticulating. The patient made a good recovery. A remarkable case of hyperostosis with hypertrophy ofthe tissues of the corresponding side of the face has beenunder my notice for more than two years. The patient, ahealthy boy, aged twelve, was sent to me in November, 1869,by Mr. Giles, of Staunton-on-Wye, under whose care hehad been from birth. When three months old the patientsface was noticed to be enlarged on the left side, and thisenlargement gradually increased until he presented the ap- 138 HYPEROSTOSIS OF THE JAWS. pearance shown in fig. 48, from a photograph taken at thattime. The left superior maxilla had shared in the hyper- FiG. 48.
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