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Picture was taken just before opening in 1907. The property for the sanitarium was bought from local Welch farmers possibly the Bugsbees. The unidenified structure in the trees to the right may have been a house that was torn down soon after the san opened. I have been unable to find any information or other photos regarding it.
Western Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system on Earth, with 426 miles known and mapped as of fall 2022. The name does not refer to the early discovery of fossil mastodon or mammoth bones here. Rather, the name refers to the immense size of many rooms and passages.
The old stone structure shown here is in Main Cave, the principal trunk passage in the Mammoth Cave Ridge portion of the system. In the early 1840s, an unusual underground experiment in curing tuberculosis occurred here.
Tuberculosis (TB), also called consumption, is a pulmonary disease caused by bacteria. In the early 19th century, TB patients in Europe perceived improvements in their symptoms during visits to cool, high Alpine settings or in cool cave settings. An American doctor suspected that patients might obtain relief if they spent extended periods of time in Mammoth Cave. Two stone cottages were set up in Main Cave and TB sufferers were invited to live in this area. The consumptives’ symptoms did not improve. Deaths occurred and the experiment ended after 10 months.
The patients' tents were not made of stone and no longer exist. The two stone cottages still exist and can be observed on modern cave tours (Violet City Tour and Star Chamber Tour). One of the stone structures may have been the doctor's office. Most patients' tents were nearby, but some were elsewhere (e.g., Pensacola Avenue and Audubon Avenue). Some of the deceased TB patients are buried in the old guides' cemetery near the park's visitor center.
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From park signage:
1842: Doctor John Croghan used Mammoth Cave as one of the world's first hospitals devoted solely to the treatment of tuberculosis. The cave's constant temperature and humidity did not have the effect Croghan hoped, however, and the hospital closed after only 10 months.
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Locality: Main Cave between Acute Angle and Star Chamber, Mammoth Cave Ridge, Mammoth Cave National Park, western Kentucky, USA
Western Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system on Earth, with 426 miles known and mapped as of fall 2022. The name does not refer to the early discovery of fossil mastodon or mammoth bones here. Rather, the name refers to the immense size of many rooms and passages.
The old stone structure shown here is in Main Cave, the principal trunk passage in the Mammoth Cave Ridge portion of the system. In the early 1840s, an unusual underground experiment in curing tuberculosis occurred here.
Tuberculosis (TB), also called consumption, is a pulmonary disease caused by bacteria. In the early 19th century, TB patients in Europe perceived improvements in their symptoms during visits to cool, high Alpine settings or in cool cave settings. An American doctor suspected that patients might obtain relief if they spent extended periods of time in Mammoth Cave. Two stone cottages were set up in Main Cave and TB sufferers were invited to live in this area. The consumptives’ symptoms did not improve. Deaths occurred and the experiment ended after 10 months.
The patients' tents were not made of stone and no longer exist. The two stone cottages still exist and can be observed on modern cave tours (Violet City Tour and Star Chamber Tour). One of the stone structures may have been the doctor's office. Most patients' tents were nearby, but some were elsewhere (e.g., Pensacola Avenue and Audubon Avenue). Some of the deceased TB patients are buried in the old guides' cemetery near the park's visitor center.
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From park signage:
1842: Doctor John Croghan used Mammoth Cave as one of the world's first hospitals devoted solely to the treatment of tuberculosis. The cave's constant temperature and humidity did not have the effect Croghan hoped, however, and the hospital closed after only 10 months.
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Locality: Main Cave between Acute Angle and Star Chamber, Mammoth Cave Ridge, Mammoth Cave National Park, western Kentucky, USA
The administration building in the forefront, Kitchen and Refectory to the left, Infirmary to the left rear and women's cottages to the right rear.
Background: Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) represents the most common type of abdominal TB. Definitive diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is made on the basis of morphological examination of surgical specimens in majority of cases as clinico-radiological features are non-specific in initial stages of the disease.
Aims: To analyze the surgical pathology data on intestinal tuberculosis of the hospital and to document findings of morphological examination.
Setting: A descriptive study of intestinal tuberculous lesions encountered in surgical specimens received during a period of three years in the histopathology section of a tertiary care hospital.
Materials and Methods: 40 cases of intestinal tuberculosis out of 250 consecutive, surgically excised specimens of small and large bowel were included in this study. One year retrospective and two years prospective data is included in the study.
Results: Intestinal obstruction was the most frequent clinical presentation followed by perforation peritonitis in ITB cases in this series.9 patients had past history of pulmonary and/or intestinal tuberculosis. Out of 31patients without past history of TB, 25.80% were suspected of having TB preoperatively on the basis of clinical and imaging findings. Ileal and ileo-caecal region was most frequently involved. The three gross morphological forms of tuberculous enteritis seen were ulcerative in 82.5%, ulcero-hypertrophic in 15% and hypertrophic in 2.5% cases. Characteristic caseating granulomas were seen in 60% cases.
Conclusion: Changes in clinical presentation of Intestinal TB are being observed. High index of suspicion is needed at every step of diagnosis of intestinal TB as many non-tuberculous lesions share same clinical and radiological findings.
Author(s) Details
Dr. Sandhya V. Poflee
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Dr. Balaji D. Baste, MBBS, MD Pathology
Department of Pathology, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Dr. Radha P. Munje, MBBS, DTCD, MD (Med)
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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This sanatorium was built in the end of the 19th century, high in the hills of East Germany. The purpose was to house about 60 female patients and lung treatment as specialty. The decision to build this sanatorium here, on a mountain slope and surrounded by pine woods, were the climatic condition in this area. Ideal for treatment of people with lung deceases. It opened it's doors while there was no electricity around. Something you cannot even try to imagine...
Ten years after it's opening it has the reputation of being one of the best sanatoriums of the country. At one point more than 60% of the patients show significant improved health and at any time all beds were occupied. The treatment consisted of outdoor exercises and periods of rest and treatment was in average done in some months time.
The sanatorium was equiped with the most modern devices, but this stopped during the 1st World War when there was no money until the inflation.
In the early 1930's the first operating rooms were built so also people could undergo lung surgery. Even during the 2nd World War the treatment continued and the number of patients were as high as the years before.
In the 1960's the number of patients went down tremendously do to less people being infected with tuberculosus due to better hygiene. To keep the inflow of patients coming, the sanatorium decided also to start treating male patients. This worked, and the sanatorium was again at maximum capacity. This was the case until the 1970's. The owner rented the sanatorium from the DDR, and the rental agreement needed to be extended. But this time, the owner asked for a huge rent increase. It then changed owner, and the new owner was the DDR National People's Army, who used it to heal their troops from various injuries and deceases.
During the so called Cold War, the sanatorium was completely fenced. It is located near the border of other German states and therefor a risky location. When the Cold War ended, so did the National People's Army who retreated from the sanatorium's grounds.
In the 1990's people bought the place with the plans for a children's home and even a treatment centre for people with aids, but none of this was realised. A big fire on the top floor, where the chapel and theatre were located, meant the final stab to the sanatorium's existence. It is currently abandoned for almost 25 years, but can still make a huge impression to the few people visiting it....
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