Acute Poliomyelitis Following Tonsillitis

Acute Pharyngo-tonsillitis

as the pharynx has lateral cords with the same type of tissue as in Waldeyer’s lymphatic ring. It is very rare to have a patient with an isolated tonsillitis, as the lymphatic ring is generally involved, and therefore pharyngo-tonsillitis is the correct term. The same analogy can also be made with sinus pathology, as the nasal tissue is also involved in cases of allergy or infection, and the pa...

Pregnancy following poliomyelitis.

A review of forty-nine pregnancies in thirty-seven patients who had previously suffered from poliomyelitis found that obstetric complications were proportional to the clinical disabilities of the patient. A simple test of unilateral weight-bearing gives a good clue as to whether pelvic asymmetry is present.

Acute Tonsillitis Treated with Soluseptasine

was unable to swallow and any attempt at swallowing even water was followed by ejaculation through th" nostrils. She had a rise of temperature since the star of the pain. On examination the patient could hardly open hpl mouth and examination of throat, done with muCj| difficulty, revealed both tonsils inflamed and enlarge^ to such an extent as to overlap each other causing occlusion of the thro...

Acute anterior poliomyelitis.

Diagnosis Minor Illness. In about 40 per cent. of paralytic cases the ' minor illness ' is the first symptom of poliomyelitis. It is characterized by malaise, fever, sore throat, headache and catarrh, and usually lasts about 48 hours. It is absent in more than half the paralytic cases, and when present it is so non-specific that it can only be diagnosed in retrospect. The suggestion has been ma...

Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis