_September_ 27th. Mrs. E----, AEt. 42. A fat sedentary woman; after a
long illness, very indistinctly marked; had symptoms of enlarged liver
and dropsy. In this case I was happy in the assistance of Dr. Ash.
Digitalis was once exhibited in small doses, but to no better purpose
than many other medicines. She suffered great pain in the abdomen for
several weeks, and after her death, the liver, spleen, and kidneys
were found of a pale colour, and very greatly enlarged, but the
quantity of effused fluid in the cavity was not more than a pint.