. Journal - American Medical Association . as 1655, it remained for the distinguishedProf. Wilhelm Meyer, of Copenhagen, to estimate 1890.] ADENOID HYPERTROPHY. 337 it at its true value and to propose efficient meansfor its relief; and while many other authoritieshave described it since 1868, the date of first article on the subject, that paper isclassic and still remains one of the very best As to the pathology of hypertrophy of Lusch-kas tonsil it may be said, in general, that thegland is similar in structure to the other depositsof adenoid tissue which encircle the p
. Journal - American Medical Association . as 1655, it remained for the distinguishedProf. Wilhelm Meyer, of Copenhagen, to estimate 1890.] ADENOID HYPERTROPHY. 337 it at its true value and to propose efficient meansfor its relief; and while many other authoritieshave described it since 1868, the date of first article on the subject, that paper isclassic and still remains one of the very best As to the pathology of hypertrophy of Lusch-kas tonsil it may be said, in general, that thegland is similar in structure to the other depositsof adenoid tissue which encircle the pharjnx. Inthe diseased condition now under consideration itis susceptible of two classes of difficulty. Thefirst of these is an acute or sub-acute inflamma-tion, attended with temporary enlargement, thesaid enlargement subsiding with the disappear-ance of the exciting cause. While this cannotbe called a true hypertrophy it is a lesion of greatimportance, both on account of the temporary in-convenience which it cau-ses and, also, by reasonof the tendency which it manifests to leave be-hind a permanent enlargement of greater or lessdegree.
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