Plate II: Phenol Gangrene

2023-01-10T15:34:16-05:00

Plate II illustrating in color the effects of phenol gangrene on the finger with description underneath the plate as follows:

Appearance of a finger four weeks after the application for twenty-four hours of a dilute solution of phenol. The finger was wrapped in cloths which were saturated with the carbolic solution not stronger than five per cent. Amputation necessary. Inflammatory process at the base of the finger shown by the reddened tissues. (Harrington's case.)