Dupuytren found this to be
a small metallic pot, two inches in diameter, with its concavity
toward the uterus. It contained a solid black substance of a most
fetid odor.
Foreign bodies are generally introduced in the uterus either
accidentally in vaginal applications, or for the purpose of
producing abortion. Zuhmeister describes a case of a woman who
shortly after the first manifestations of pregnancy used a twig
of a tree to penetrate the matrix. She thrust it so strongly into
the uterus that the wall was perforated, and the twig became
planted in the region of the kidneys. Although six inches long
and of the volume of a goose feather, this branch remained five
months in the pelvis without causing any particular
inconvenience, and was finally discharged by the rectum.
Brignatelli mentions the case of a woman who, in culpable
practices, introduced the stalk of a reed into her uterus. She
suffered no inconvenience until the next menstrual epoch which
was accompanied by violent pains. She presented the appearance of
one in the pains of labor. The matrix had augmented in volume,
and the orifice of the uterine cervix was closed, but there was
hypertrophy as if in the second or third month of pregnancy.
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