. Medical and surgical report. broke afterchildbirth. The patient was transferred from Dr. Dormans service tomine on March 16, 1914, and the breast was removed the following dayby Dr. Depping, my House Officer, by turning up a flap. The convalescencewas slow but uneventful, her temperature remaining at and pulsefrom 74 to 90. After the breast was removed another lymph node becameinvolved and then broke down under the right axilla. This was subse-quently opened and is now nearly healed. There were no further compli-cations, except that the wound of the breast amputation is still partly ope
. Medical and surgical report. broke afterchildbirth. The patient was transferred from Dr. Dormans service tomine on March 16, 1914, and the breast was removed the following dayby Dr. Depping, my House Officer, by turning up a flap. The convalescencewas slow but uneventful, her temperature remaining at and pulsefrom 74 to 90. After the breast was removed another lymph node becameinvolved and then broke down under the right axilla. This was subse-quently opened and is now nearly healed. There were no further compli-cations, except that the wound of the breast amputation is still partly open,but is healing steadily. The diagnosis which was made before operation wasconfirmed by the pathological report of Dr. John H. Larkin, Director ofthe Strecker Memorial Laboratory. It is as follows: Microscopicalexamination showed tuberculous mastitis in an active mamma; stainedsection showed tubercle bacilli. At present, no pulmonary involvement is detected on examination. Her 135 136 CITY HOSPITAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REPORT. Fig. I. This picture shows the extensive scarring due to the breaking downof the tuberculous lymph glands; and by the nipple is shown the seat ofa true tuberculous mastitis. TUBERCULOUS MASTITIS IN AN ACTIVE BREAST 137
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