An undescribed variety of hereditary oedema / by W.F. Milroy.

  • William Forsyth Milroy
Date:
[1892], ©1892
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Credit: An undescribed variety of hereditary oedema / by W.F. Milroy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    First Generation.—h\ 1768 Benjamin W. married Olive S. They were both physically normal, but a near relative (probably a sister) of Mrs. W. had an enlarged leg. Second Generation.—,]ose\)\\ W., son of Benjamin, was born in 1784, and died, at the age of seventy-eight years, of typhoid fever. He bad both legs enormously enlarged. Third Generation.—Joseph was twice married and had nme children, as follows: 1. James died at the age of four years, and no information has been able to be obtained in regard to him. 2. Lydia is still living at the age of eighty-two. She has one leg enlarged. 3. Sarah is also living, aged eighty. Iler extremities are normal. 4. Twin birth. Martha, who died in infancy, had one leg enlarged. Olive died of jungle fever in India at the age of thirty-eight. Both of her extremities were normal. 5. Charity is living at the age of seventy-five. She was born with one enlarged foot. When between twenty and thirty years of age she was thrown from a carriage, sustaining an in- jury in the sound leg. The injury was recovered from without special difficulty, but the leg gradually enlarged from that time until it readied enormous proportions. It has never given her the slightest inconvenience. She has through all her life en- joyed excellent health, and her extraordinary activity has always been a source of wonder to her friends. 6. Sally is living, aged seventy-three. She has one enlarged foot and ankle. 7. Mary died when a young child, and no information has been obtained in regard to her. 8. Jniia is living at the age of sixty-six. Both extremities were normal until she was twelve years old. At that time one ankle had the appearance of having been sprained, though she was not aware of having thus injured it. For several weeks she could not walk on account of the distress in this ankle. The lameness was recovered from, though the swelling never disap- peared, but, on the contrary, increased as she grew until it in- volved the foot and leg. It has never caused her any incon-