THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XIII, No. 151.] JULY 1840. [New Series, No. 91. 
A CASE OF GLANDERS IN THE HUMAN BEING. 
By Dr. Barham, of Truro. 
Truro, June 10, 1840. 
[My dear Sir,—Inclosed you will receive the report of a case of 
glanders in a man of the name of Joseph Pascoe, communicated 
by Dr. Barham. I had no opportunity of examining the horse; 
but I am assured from the farrier that examined him, that it was 
a case of chronic glanders. 
The young man was in the habit of wiping or cleansing the 
affected nostril with his pocket handkerchief, to prevent persons 
seeing the discharge; and the disease was certainly communi¬ 
cated to the membrane of the nose.] 
W. F. Karkeek. 
I WAS called, on the 3d of April last, to visit, in conjunction 
with Mr. Ferris, an experienced surgeon of this town, Joseph 
Pascoe, aged 22, of tolerably robust constitution. I found him in 
the following state:— 
His face was bloated and swollen, with a blush of dusky red on 
the right side. The right eyelids, the upper especially, were very 
much swollen, infiltrated with serum, and of a rather livid hue. 
Punctures had been made in the upper and outer portion of this 
swelling, and in these points small ulcers, discharging a sanious 
pus, were formed. The eye was, in consequence, entirely closed, 
and a thick muco-purulent discharge exuded from within the lids. 
On the left side the swelling was less. A gluey, semitransparent 
secretion presented itself at the left nostril, but did not escape in 
any considerable quantity. The voice was thick and hoarse, and 
the throat sore, so that deglutition was painful. There were 
bright erythematous patches, with diffuse swelling, in several spots, 
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