Jules Rengade Collection

Typical enlarged spleen of a Malaria patient, c1890. Malaria is caused a parasitic protozoa transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito

Painting a wound with an antiseptic solution, c1890. From Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes (The Principal Illnesses and Their Remedies) by Jules Rengade. (Paris, c1890)

Using a laryngoscope to aid the removal of a polyp from the throat, c1890. A small mirror on a long metal handle was invented in 1854 by a Spanish singing teacher Manuel Garcia (1805-1906)

Cretin aged 15, c1890.Cretinism in infants and children is caused by a defective thyroid gland and failure to produce the hormone thyroxine. Sufferers are mentally and physically retarded

Woman suffering from Lupus Vulgaris, a tubercular skin infection. From Jules Rengade " Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes", Paris, c1890

Woman with goitre, Enlargement of thyroid gland
Woman with goitre, and enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by lack of iodine. From Jules Rengade " Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes", Paris, c1890

Epilepsy, Typical Grand Mal attack
Epilepsy, a subject suffering from a typical Grand Mal attack in which he has bitten his tongue. In ancient times it was known as the Sacred Disease. Julius Caesar suffered epileptic seizures

Boy with Haemophilia, Inherited blood disorder
Boy with Haemophilia, an inherited blood disorder in which the clotting factor is absent. The disorder is passed down by the mother who is not affected but whose male offspring have a fifty per cent

Symptoms of long - term mercury poisoning
Symptoms characteristic of long - term mercury poisoning. From Jules Rengade " Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes", Paris, c1890

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