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Paper, 'History of two cases of hernia of the ovaries, in one of which there was a periodical enlargement of one or other of these organs' by Henry Oldham

Reference number: AP/39/12

Date: 1857-1903

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Oldham shares the case study of an unnamed 19 year old patient who presented 'a swelling the size of a goose-egg [...] found to extend between the external abdominal ring and the centre of the labium on the right side, which was very tense and firm to the touch; and the cellular tissue, skin, and mucous membrane of the labium were oedematous and inflamed'.

Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes a note from Samuel Wilks, dated 9 January 1903, presenting further context on Oldham's paper.

Subject: Medicine / Anatomy / Physiology

Received 10 January 1857. Read 19 February 1857. Communicated by Arthur Farre.

A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'History of two cases of hernia of the ovaries, in one of which there was a periodical enlargement of one or other of these organs'.

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AP/39/12
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1857-1903
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Ink and graphite on paper
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16 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldham

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Henry Oldham, Paper, 'History of two cases of hernia of the ovaries, in one of which there was a periodical enlargement of one or other of these organs' by Henry Oldham, 1857-1903, AP/39/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_39_12/paper-history-of-two-cases-of-hernia-of-the-ovaries-in-one-of-which-there-was-a-periodical-enlargement-of-one-or-other-of-these-organs-by-henry-oldham, accessed on 09 November 2025

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