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Unpublished paper, 'An account of two cases of inflammatory tumor produced by the deposit of the larva of a large fly (ostrus humanus) beneath the cutis, in the human subject; accompanied with drawings of the larva' by John Howship

Reference number: AP/17/8

Date: 1833

Description

Howship shares two case studies regarding specimens of larva presented by patients, purported to have been extracted from the cutis. He describes the appearance of the larva. Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes one drawing within the text.

Subject: Pathology / Inflammation

Communicated by Charles Hatchett.

A version of this paper was published by Howship in the Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London: Howship, John. 'An account of two cases of inflammatory tumor produced by a deposit of the larva of a large fly (Oestrus humanus) beneath the cutis in the human subject; accompanied with drawings of the larva'. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London, volume 12, number 181 (1833).

Reference number
AP/17/8
Earliest possible date
1833
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'An account of two cases of inflammatory tumor produced by the deposit of the larva of a large fly (ostrus humanus) beneath the cutis, in the human subject; accompanied with drawings of the larva' by John Howship, 1833, AP/17/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_17_8/unpublished-paper-an-account-of-two-cases-of-inflammatory-tumor-produced-by-the-deposit-of-the-larva-of-a-large-fly-ostrus-humanus-beneath-the-cutis-in-the-human-subject-accompanied-with-drawings-of-the-larva-by-john-howship, accessed on 24 January 2025

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