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of treatment. The inguinal glands suppurated and another small 

 abscess formed in the right gluteal region. The diseased tissue 

 about the glans penis was excised. Microscopical examination of 

 the granulations revealed the presence of miliary tubercles and 

 bacilli in great abundance. The above cases furnish abundant 

 proof of the possibility of the transmission of tuberculosis by cutane- 

 ous inoculation through abraded surfaces, small wounds, and granu- 

 lating surfaces, and deserve the most careful attention of surgeons 

 in the matter of prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment. 



