178 M EU O I R S of the 
A large difeafed Kidney ;^ by Mr, NVill. Cowper. Phil. Tranf. 
isi" 222. p. 301. 
A Young woman, about eight years before her death, felt 
fonie "fmall pain in the lumbal regions, and Ihe fometimes 
made blackifh urine 5 if at any time (he uled any motion, the 
pain would encreafe, commonly finding moll eafe when her 
body was at reft; in this indifpofition, her phyficians in the 
country prefcribed aftringent medicines ; about two years afrer, 
the lumbal pain encreafed on the left fide, and a great weak- 
nefs, lofs of appetite, and bad digcftion enfuedj of thele dil- 
orders fhe recovered again, and was, in all appearance, health- 
ful, and fo continued near two years and a half; about which 
time they recurred again, together with black urine, and fre- 
quent irritations to vomit ; but of thefe diforders {he had fome 
intermiirions, and fo Ihe continued about two years. About 
Chriftmas 1^95, /lie began to be affliftcd with violent pains, 
and her urine appeared very black; of thele extraordinary 
pains (lie was much eafed by the ule of common clyfters, but 
notwithftanding fhe continued very much weakned 3 the be- 
ginning cf May her pains encreafed about the regions of the 
loins and "Tubes, and fhe was once or twice furprifed with the 
falling down of a weight within her, as Ihe cxpreffed it; when 
thus tormented ihe took large dofes of opium, which lome- 
what clleviated her extraordinary pain ; the ordinary pofition 
of the trunk of her body was more inclining to be ere(^ than 
bending forwards, contrary to what we obferve in thofe trou- 
bkd with the ilone in the kidneys or Ureters, except thofe in 
whom the kidneys are tumified. She complained of a Stupor, 
or numbneis in the left region of the loins, whilft very acute 
pains afre6led the Vifcera of the lower belly, efpecially thofe 
placed in the Hypochrondia-^ the pain in her '■'Puhes increafed 
near the time cf her death, and a great Stupor affefted the left 
thigh, which fl~ie was fcarcely able to draw after her, much 
lefs to put forwards in walking. 
Upon opening her body, which was very much emaciated, 
a large tumour appeared in the left 7/7^, extending iticlf to 
tbe left parr of the Epio^aflritwi^ even to the Hyf)ocbor,dyium of 
that fide; the Omc?:tum appeared very thin and membranous, 
cleaving to the left kidney, which was very much tumified, 
and caiiied that appearance of a large tumour before dilTck^^ion; 
this kidney had taken place of the fpleen, and touched the 
bottom of the ftomach, and in fuch a manner prefied one part 
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