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Actions	Pancreas with an abscess (polyarteritis) Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.15132 TitlePancreas with an abscess (polyarteritis) DescriptionSpecimen and Histological Glass Slide x3 GC notes under GC.14574 Clinical history: From a male aged 44 who developed a rash, chest infection and anorexia 3 months before his death. These cleared but were followed by severe abdominal pain flitting to various parts of the abdomen and by development of severe hypertension accompanied by retinal changes, and by microscopic haematuria. Hypotensive drugs and steroids were given but he developed a fatal Gram-ve septicaemia. Description of specimen: Pancreas - Abscess (polyarteritis). The pancreas was above average size and parts of it were harder than normal. A few foci of fat necrosis were present and in the pancreas there was an abscess measuring 1 inch in diameter. Production placeWestern General Hospital, Edinburgh Production date 1966-07-07 - 1966-07-07 Production periodTwentieth century Object namePANCREAS Object categoryAnatomical, specimen, HISTOLOGY Dimensions Slide Length: 7 cm Width: 2.5 cm Jar Height: 14 cm Width: 15 cm Depth: 8.5 cm

Object numberGC.15132

TitlePancreas with an abscess (polyarteritis)

DescriptionSpecimen and Histological Glass Slide x3 GC notes under GC.14574 Clinical history: From a male aged 44 who developed a rash, chest infection and anorexia 3 months before his death. These cleared but were followed by severe abdominal pain flitting to various parts of the abdomen and by development of severe hypertension accompanied by retinal changes, and by microscopic haematuria. Hypotensive drugs and steroids were given but he developed a fatal Gram-ve septicaemia. Description of specimen: Pancreas - Abscess (polyarteritis). The pancreas was above average size and parts of it were harder than normal. A few foci of fat necrosis were present and in the pancreas there was an abscess measuring 1 inch in diameter.

Production placeWestern General Hospital, Edinburgh

Production date 1966-07-07 - 1966-07-07

Production periodTwentieth century

Object namePANCREAS

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen, HISTOLOGY

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