The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-15
ARENIARKARLE CASE.
Death of Young Man From Elephanti-
asis-Sumcthing About the Disease.


Death of Young Man From Elephanti-
asis-Somcthing About the Disease.
one of the most remarkable invalids
in the city, 10 scph Bacciocco, died yes
terday morning, aged 10 years. The
cause of his death was elephantiasis.
From this complaint his right leg was
enlarged to fearful extent, and at the !
calf was 3 feet 1 inches in circumler- |
encc. He was familiar to a great many |
people of Cincinnati, who had noticed
HIM on the streets and wondered at the
enormous development of his limb.
70 such an extent had the disease
grown on him that the boy weighed
nearly 800 pounds, ut least une-half of
this weight being confined To the one
limb. IL Is said he was the only victim
of the disease on record in this city. Dr.
August RuV0gl, his physician, who has
attended him for the last two years,
called Yesterday with photographer 10
| have portraits taken of the leg i'm differ
ent positions for the benefit Of the med
/ zeal fraternity, but the relatives posi-
| lively declined. Though under such Il
| terrible disadvantage, the hoy always
managed TO get ahJu. with ordinary nc
tiVity, could walk ata rapid gait, enjoy
fond of exercise for his own sUiety. Too
much exercise few days ago, Dr.. Raw
ugil says, produced inflammation and ie-
yer which caused his death.
When asked TO define what the dis
ease was, the Doctor said last night to
an Enquirer reporter: at is very rare
in this country and Is indigenous to
warm climates such rs Egyt, Africa,
Asia, India add Italy. | have seen II
and treated IL in clinics in the old cOun-
try. II was known among the ancients,
and for time record of it was nearly
lost In the middle ages there was the
elephantia,is ut the Arabs and the ele-
phautiasiS Of the Greeks. The latter
was sort of lcprosy, and the same
names for the different Diseases caused
q confusion in medical literature that
was very hard to uurayel and was often
most annoying. The enlargement is
caused 10y the hypurtrophy Of the con.
Meeting tissue of the skin, and the pri-
mary cause, the origin of all the trouble
is the lack OF proper circulation of the
2 blood. The enlargement is caused
D by inflammation of the lymphat
ic vessels. About every six months, or
perhaps Oftener, inflammation occurs and
the leg swells. When the fever goes
down the swelling still romans, and
thus the leg continues to grow larger
81 and larger, Cut in and you find N
. enormous mass of q substance which
% looks like lard. Squeeze This and {
I fatty fluid is cNuded, which ,olidilics a.
/ soon rs it comes together. The bone de-
. yelops with the swelling, and mass o
- bone forms, and the veins and TISSUES
1 all keep up with the abnormal develop
p ment. Bacciocco might have livct
= much longer, but he exercised too VIC
lently and brought about inflammation
Then the ABSORPTION of the lymphali,
element from the diseased member int,
d. the system caused his death, making /
hbrimous absorption His foot wa
e normal. The swelling began ut his an
l. kle and continued to the abdomen
II being the largest (forty inches Mt hi
/ calf. The development began n ic,
q months after his birth. The epidermi
V of the patients leg was dlscolored AN
II notified. - Cincinnati.