The Mycoses of the Spleen

This book is an attempt to prove that there are certain conditions of enlarged spleen due to mycotic fungi. The evidence put forward by the writer is extremely weak, although he states that he has cultivated a Nocardia fungus which he has named Nocardia splenica. In support of his views, he quotes Professor Nanta's work on the same subject, but it is certain that Nanta's cases were due to an Aspergillus fungus. A considerable portion of the book is devoted to the interpretation of the Gandy-Gamma nodule which looks more like a fibrous nodule, but is interpreted as being h fungus. Our experience of these fungi shows that it is very difficult to stain them properly with htematoxylin. There is no doubt however that there is a condition of splenomegaly due to mycotic fungus. Recently we have found that a Streptothrix infection