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swelling may extend to the skin and envelopes of the testicle, which may 

 become thickened and doughy, pitting on pressure. The swelling may 

 be so much greater in the convoluted excretory duct along the upper 

 border of the testicle as to suggest the presence of a second stone. Even in 

 the more violent attacks the intense suffering abates somewhat on the sec- 

 ond or third day. If it lasts longer it is likely to give rise to the formation 

 of matter (abscess). In exceptional cases the testicle is struck with gan- 

 grene, or death. Improvement may go on slowly to complete recovery, 

 or the malady may subside into a subacute and chronic form with indura- 

 tion. Matter (abscess) may be recognized by the presence of a soft spot, 

 where pressure with two fingers will detect fluctuation from one to the 

 other. When there is liquid exudation into the scrotum, or sack, fluctua- 

 tion may also be felt, but the liquid can be made out to be around the 

 testicle and can be pressed up into the abdomen through the inguinal 

 canal. When abscess occurs in the cord the matter may escape into the 

 scrotal sac and cavity of the abdomen and pyemia may follow. 



II. Treatment. 



Treatment consists in perfect rest and quietude, the administration of 

 a purgative (1 to 11/2 pounds Glauber's salts), and the local application 

 of an astringent lotion (acetate of lead 2 drachms, extract of belladonna 2 

 drachms, and water 1 quart) upon soft rags or cotton wool, kept in contact 

 with the part by a suspensory bandage. This bandage, of great value for 

 support, may be made nearly triangular and tied to a girth around the 

 loins and to the upper part of the same surcingle by two bands carried 

 backward and upward between the thighs. In severe cases scarifications 

 one-fourth inch deep serve to relieve vascular tension. When abscess is 

 threatened its formation may be favored by w^arm fomentations or poul- 

 tices, and on the occurrence of fluctuation the knife may be employed to 

 give free escape to the pus. The resulting cavity may be injected daily 

 with a weak carbolic-acid lotion, or salol may be introduced. The same 

 agents may be used on a gland threatened with gangrene, but its prompt 

 removal by castration is to be preferred, antiseptics being applied freely 

 to the resulting cavity. 



III. Sarcocele. 



This is an enlarged and indurated condition of the gland, resulting 

 from chronic inflammation, though it is often associated with a specific 

 deposit, like glanders. In this condition the natural structure of the gland 

 has given place to embrj^onal tissue (small round cells, with a few fibrous 

 bundles), and its restoration to health is very improbable. Apart from 

 active inflammation, it may increase very slowly. The diseased testicle is 



