Contributions to the diagnosis of empyema, with cases

Abstract

I~Ied. Chit. Transactions, vol. xvi. * ,, The symptoms commonly observed are the following: a sudden, new, and violent pain, with a sen~tion as if something had given way, is felt in the lower portions of the side; followed by dreadful dyspucea, suppression of expectoration, extreme anxiety and general collapse. In addition to these there may be loss of voice and impossibility of lying on one side."mVide STO~S on Diseases of the Chest, p. 528.