Opgespannen stuk dikke darm met littekenweefsel van zweren door difterie before 1879

"Opgespannen stuk dikke darm met littekenweefsel van zweren door difterie" is a medical illustration by E.J. Ward. This black and white photograph depicts a section of human colon with scar tissue. The colon is stretched and pinned to a board for anatomical study, likely as part of a medical textbook. The image serves as a visual aid for understanding the effects of diphtheria on the human body, demonstrating the severity of this disease and the impact it had on patients in the 19th century.