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Coxe, William Smith

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1790 - 1837

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Thomas Hewson notes on the last illness of Dr. W. S. Coxe

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/229-01
Scope and Contents Describes lifestyle and habits of William Smith Coxe, then his symptoms and Hewson’s treatment. Includes findings from autopsy of Coxe, performed twenty-four hours after his death on 20 July 1837. Cause of death not specified, but Coxe suffered from orchitis (an inflamed and enlarged testicle).
Dates: 1837
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia / Thomas Hewson notes on the last illness of Dr. W. S. Coxe

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