Abscess

Scope and Contents Demonstration board, presented by Blackwood and Dott with a photograph of a brain section. Notes accompanying the board describe the named patient's case (case number and initials given). Titled "Midbrain Vascular Lesion: Abscess".

Scope and Contents Case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 4 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculous cervical adenitis, chronic otitis media, abscess. No family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given.

Scope and Contents Case summary, charts, reports, forms and correspondence relating to female student (occupational therapy) from south west Edinburgh aged 20 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: spinal tuberculosis, pain in the right hip,...

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and x-ray film relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians, aged 8 at first examination in 1926. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; concussion; fracture; laceration; and intracranial abscess. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Case summary, forms, reports and correspondence relating to male labourer from Lothian (Scotland) aged 27 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: residual pelvic abscess following duodenal resection, pulmonary...

Scope and Contents Case summary relating to female patient from south Edinburgh aged 16 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: abscesses on leg and arm, limp, tuberculosis right sacro-iliac joint. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and reports relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 10 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; head injury; vomiting; exophthalmos; papilloedema; meningitis; fit; and abscess. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from east Edinburgh aged 11 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: abscess upper thigh, infected haematoma lateral aspect of left quadriceps. No treatment given.

Scope and Contents Case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from east Edinburgh aged 24 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: TB right hip, abscess. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male corporal from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 46 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; giddiness; diplopia; dental abscess; toxaemia; and depression. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.