Fig. I.), and there was slight general swelling of the mucous membrane. There was expectoration of clear bronchial mucus, and a few rales could be heard over the back and front of the chest. The right apex was somewhat dull on percussion, with expiratory breath-sounds prolonged and harsh. She was seven months pregnant. There was a family history of tuberculosis.The elongated uvula was evidently the cause of the laryngeal spasms, and sufficiently accounted for all the symptoms and physical signs, except, perhaps, the wellmarked salivation, which I attributed to her pregnant condition.
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