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REPORTS OF CASES. 
ACTINOMYKOSIS. 
By Drs. T. Faust & Son, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
(Extracts from records in note-hook.) 
Case i and 2. L On July 20th, 1886, we were called to ex¬ 
amine two heifers owned by G. A. B., with the following his¬ 
tory : About four months previous there was noticed a slight 
swelling on the lower jaw, which gradually increased in size 
until it interfered with the halter. 
The sire of these heifers, Clover No. 2, was killed by my 
orders six months previous for actinomykosis in its worst 
form. On examination we found tumor on lower jaws, which 
were slightly movable. We advised removal of same, which we 
did in the following manner : Had animal cast and securely 
fastened, the head to the floor. With the scalpel made an incis¬ 
ion through the skin about four inches long, then carefully 
dissected the tumor from the connective tissue, using the 
handle as much as possible ; after removing all diseased tissue 
had wound washed out with bichloride of mercury 1-200, 
then filled cavity with oakum and brought edges of wound 
together with stitches. On the second day removed dress¬ 
ing ; found wound in healthy condition, with very 7 little dis¬ 
charge ; continued bichloride of mercury, 1-1000, every 7 other 
day. Heifer recovered entirely in four weeks. 
About two months after the operation, o.n one of my regu¬ 
lar visits to this farm, we were told that the two attendants 
were very sick and the physicians failed to diagnose their 
ailments. We called on these young men and received the 
following history 7 : 
About ten day 7 s after the operation on the heifers they 
were taken sick; pains all over the body, bones ached. One 
of the young men, C. P., had a swelling on the right side of 
his neck, which gradually grew larger, it being hard and pain¬ 
ful. The other, F. W., had a swelling at the umbilicus 
which grew to the size of a hat and discharged a yellowish 
pus. Our suspicion was at once aroused that the boys had 
been affected with actinomykosis, which it proved to be ; they 7 
were treated for such and recovered in about five weeks. 
