OBSERVATIONS ON "CAISSON DISEASE" AND ITS PREVENTION

Tetanus Disease (Its Prevention and Treatment)

Nach dem kurzen Bericht ueber die Geschichte van Tetanus; haben wir in diesern Artikel ver­sucht,ueber die Epedirniologie, Pathophisiolo­gie,Aethiologie und die Frueh-und Spaet-Symp­ptome von dieser gcfahrlichen Krankheit,die einen Durchschnitt von 35% Mortalitaet hat,zu berichten.  In disern Artikel legen wir vi.ei wert,besoaders ueber die The·.rapie 1md der Prophyla.xe. Unc:I wii' hal)en bed...

Munchausen's syndrome simulating caisson disease.

Aseptic necrosis of bone in caisson disease.

Caisson disease, or decompression sickness, is encountered when a raised atmospheric pressure on the body is reduced too rapidly and excess gases which have been held in solution in the blood and tissue fluids are set free as their solubility decreases. Typically the condition is manifested by tingling and paraesthesia, itching of the skin, and by bone and joint pains. The symptoms vary within ...

Caisson disease in Thailand: Death rate

Caisson disease is an important condition that can be seen in diver. It is an important form of decompression illness that requires proper therapeutic management[1,2]. The problem can be sporadically seen in any coastal country. In Thailand, as a country with a long coastal line of more than one thousand kilometers, this problem can be seen. According to the recent report, this condition is an ...

Venereal Disease: Its Prevention Symptoms and Treatment

This is a book for the general practitioner, and an admirable one at that. The author is not only pathologist to the London Lock Hospitals, but also in charge of the venereal department at St. George's Hospital, and of the venereal blocks at the Rochester Row and Grove Military Hospitals. The book is therefore authoritative, whilst it is also very instructive and its price is cheap. The book op...