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RefNoAP/17/8/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished manuscript, '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
Date1833
DescriptionHowship 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.
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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