A Case of Perchloride of Mercury Poisoning

a burning sensation in the stomach, which soon became so severe that he rolled about in pain I was called in, and saw him half an hour after, when his lower jaw and lips were swollen, breathing difficult, swallowing painful and saliva running from his mouth. He was treated with albumin, &c., but in a few hours swallowing became impossible, and he was fed per rectum for three following days; he apparently itnproved, when suppression of urine occurred, and he died on the fifth day from ureemic