American Journal of Diseases of Children, Vol. 13 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book American Journal of Diseases of Children, Vol. 13 (Classic Reprint) written by American Medical Association and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Journal of Diseases of Children, Vol. 13 These cases are presented primarily because of the rarity of the same anomaly affecting all children of a family. The method by which we have arrived at an approximate diagnosis of the nature of the causative factor is presented as a preliminary report. The three boys, Albert, 11, Theodor, 10, and David, 6 years of age, will in what follows be referred to as Cases 1, 2 and 3, respectively. These boys, who came under observation two and one-half years ago, during an attack of whooping cough, and who have been under observation ever since, all show an excellent mental development and the two younger ones good physical development. The cyanosis of the skin and mucous membranes is constant and the latter is especially evident in the conjunctival and buccal mucous membranes and in the lips. Their cyanosis increases under various conditions, more especially during periods of excitement following physical overexertion and in the presence of inflammatory conditions of the respiratory tract. The cyanosis decreases on deep voluntary breathing, persisting, however, in the absence of all evidence of bronchial irritation. It differs from the intense blue and purple discoloration, as usually seen in congenital heart cases, and gives the skin a greenish hue, which is especially marked below the eyes and around the nose and mouth, and causes the children to have what might be described as a ghastly appearance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.