Evening journal., 1920-01-05
is PRESIDENT WILSON rIRoMBosIs yrcTrmg

G NCE the Baltimore Sun made the assertion that II was
~ in position to say positively that President Wilson
Is suffering from thrombosis many Delawareans have
made Inquiries relative 20 the nature Of that disease.
For their Information will say that the Encyclopedia
Americana gives the following denntlonsi
THROMBOSIS the formation or development OF
hrombus a. ~ In the heart bood-yesses, lymphetlcs
or other ducts IL essentially the coaguatiOn OF nbrno
gen ana usually Induced by some condition which re-
tards the flow o. the blood lymph, ETC. such as rough
ness or other structural change In the lining membrane
OF vessel or the OF foreign body
alteration In the constitution OF the blood lymph etc
In HE heart and arteries seldom unless their
lining membranes are roughened their muscular tone
is much Impaired that the blood Is not forcby and
readily propelled onward. Il s most frequent In veins
where the circulation Is naturally slow. and it rarely
occurs In capleries The thromb formed may shrink
and dry into eather-ke caclfy forming phe
bollihs On veins or soften and be absorbed suppu-
rae or they may organize os after The gaturng Of an
artery. Some OF the causes OF thrombosis wounds
and other Injuries, inflammation sec phlebitls Phlcg
masa), pressure vessel failure Of the propellng
power OF tho heart, as In cases Of marasmus and
haustng diseases and bacterial Infection OF the blood.
The symptoms Of thrombosis those OF tho OF
the circulation and differ according TO the vessel affected
Ihey Include passive hyperaema dlaati0n swell
Ing OF adjacent parts gansrene OF extremity
etc The treatment varies according TO The seat OF the
Affection See Pathology also general article Paralysis
ThhOMBUS la anatomy, plug clot formed In
vessel and partially totally closing II. II Il remains
at Its place OF origin It Is called primary thrombus; II
II has grown beyond It's original limits Il Is propagated
thrombus carried by tho bood-current from a distant
blood vessel and forced into smaller one obstrucns the
oHNuldtuh ~ utCOWtb an elDOlut tuFOmDus cOuslsS
OF coaguated brn ontangng I'm It's meshes red and white
bloodcorpuscles or OF cOaglsed lymph, IN lymphocs.
and tho term has been applied milk thrombus), to an
accumulation or curdled MIX In lactlferOus tube.
Thrombl designated by various names according 10
their Color causation. shape, etc. Thus a white hrom-
bus Is one which contains no pigment or Is composed
chiefly Of leucocytes red colored by red blood;
traumatc, ono which results from injury; nfective
occurring the result OF septic or bacterial poison
Ing annular which has an opening through It's
center, the circumference being attached the wall Of
The vessel; and aminated Mixed whose substance
III In nfnrfa1
lhrombl II small and remaining at the point Of origin
may do little harm but they liable 10 be swept
away and 10 become dangerous embol II they block (
up the umen OF vessel they give rise pain and swell
ing and to loss Of function IN parts OF the body
less remote.
What the asserted authoritative statement made by |
The Baltimore Sun does not reveal however, the species
,f thrombosis that has the President It's grip and what
chance he has OF combating It successfully