CHAPTER XVI 



DIGESTIVE DISORDERS. 



LYMPHANGITIS. 



THIS malady is often spoken of as " Monday morning 

 disease/' owing to its common occurrence after rest, 

 extending from the previous Saturday ; also as weed, 

 shot of grease, shot of cold, etc. 



Swelling of the limbs, the result of an injury (puncture) to 

 the foot, beginning below and extending upwards, has been 

 spoken of by some authorities, as weed ; but we think it is 

 better to limit the meaning of the term " lymphangitis " to 

 that affection beginning in the glands, under the forearm, or 

 thigh, extending as a swelling down the limb. 



The disease seems to be the result of congestion of the 

 absorbent glands under the forearm, or thigh. During a con- 

 tinuance of labour, the lymph, secreted by the glands, is driven 

 through the absorbent vessels, chiefly by the muscular move- 

 ments, so that directly these cease, stagnation in the vessels 

 occurs, ending in the production of the swelling. 



Symptoms. — The swelling comes on very suddenly as a 

 rule. It may be a fore or hind leg that is attacked. In our 

 experience the near hind limb is the most frequently affected, 

 but it is not at all uncommon in the fore. Occasionally both 



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