Orchitis
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Hewson notes on the last illness of Dr. W. S. Coxe
Collection — Folder 1
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
