This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...under bad hygienic conditions, various forms of stomatitis and gastro-enteritis are frequently seen. Purulent meningitis is relatively uncommon. Small multiple abscesses may occur especially in the aspiration and metastatic types of the disease. As a rule in the cases which recover resolution is complete but in some ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...under bad hygienic conditions, various forms of stomatitis and gastro-enteritis are frequently seen. Purulent meningitis is relatively uncommon. Small multiple abscesses may occur especially in the aspiration and metastatic types of the disease. As a rule in the cases which recover resolution is complete but in some instances a diffuse fibrosis of the lungs takes place. This may be associated with dilatation of the bronchi. Diagnosis.--Primary broncho-pneumonia in which the onset is sudden may be confused with the lobar form. It is to be borne in mind that broncho-pneumonia occurs almost exclusively in children under two years of age and that lobar pneumonia is unusual at this age. While the area of consolidation may simulate that found in lobar pneumonia a careful examination will usually show a smaller focus on the opposite side. In adults the distinction between secondary bronchopneumonia and frank lobar pneumonia is usually easy. The onset, symptoms and physical signs are radically different. In atypical cases of lobar pneumonia, especially in the aged, mistakes are frequently made. In young infants confusion may arise as to whether we have to do with broncho-pneumonia or congenital atelectasis. If the latter is present the temperature is often subnormal and the cyanosis marked. Physical signs are scanty or absent. In a child previously healthy the occurrence of cough, fever, dyspnea and cyanosis points to broncho-pneumonia and in such cases the physical signs are usually distinctive. The differentiation between tuberculous and non-tuberculous bronchopneumonia is not easy. Confusion is most apt to occur in those cases in which the disease is prolonged beyond three or four weeks. As a rule the symptoms are more pronounced in the tuberculous form and the ...
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