Cases of retinal haemorrhage, associated with epistaxis and constipation / by Henry Eales.

  • Eales, Henry.
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[1880]
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Credit: Cases of retinal haemorrhage, associated with epistaxis and constipation / by Henry Eales. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    medicine. No trace of haemorrhages in right eye, and hardly a trace in left eye, either in retina or vitreous. Vision (R. = ~ : L. = = normal each eye. Case V.—W. W., set. 29, a brewer (for 14 years.) First admitted, May 6. History.—Been very subject to epistaxis for the last five years, but not before, so severely last year as to alarm him. Bleeding generally from the right nostril, and occurs nearly every morning. Very subject to the bile in the morning, and vomiting mucus. Bowels generally loose, moved about three times in two days usually. Never had scarlet fever or rheumatic fever, but has had measles. Had the gravel six years ago. Drinks he ventures to say six pints daily of ale; never drinks anything else. Gets up at night to make water, water often thick. Drinks mostly at night when his work is done. Headaches (frontal) very bad till twelve months ago. Hearing good, sometimes a little dull. No pains anywhere, no twitch- ings ; but used to get cramp two years ago. No cough. Rather short of breath. No gout in family. No evidence of syphilis hereditary or acquired. Used to break out in face (acne Sore throat and hoarse voice during two winters, hardly able to speak. Had bleeding piles last summer, bowels loose at the time. Right Eye went blind suddenly on Sunday, May 2, just before he had dinner at two o'clock, a cloud passed over it, and by five o'clock he was quite dark with it. Had only drank about a pint of ale during the morning. Present State,—A well nourished man, of medium height, face puffy, capillaries on face and nose unusually distended, tongue furred. Has all appearances of suffering from chronic alcoholic excess. Ophthalmoscopic Examination.—Right Eye: Vitreous full of dark opacities ; little or nothing can be seen of