Excerpt from Bright's Disease, and Allied Affections of the Kidneys The lack hitherto of systematic descriptions, both of scarlatinal and puerperal nephritis, has induced me to give these subjects the prominence in this work to which their great practical importance so justly entitles them; and while the chapters devoted to the consideration of these two subjects are by no means claimed to be exhaustive, yet it is hoped that they may constitute something more systematic and definite than has thus far been within reach of the busy practitioner. In the study of renal pathology the anatomical divisions of nephritis, heretofore so generally employed, seem to me to be moreover, since they are, strictly speaking, incorrect, their use has been avoided throughout this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.