. The diseases of infancy and childhood : designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine. s 470 DISEASES OF MOUTH, TONGUE AND ESOPHAGUS in early infancy, sometimes as late as the twelfth year of life, andwas most frequent between the first and the second year. Etiology.—The etiologA- is obscure. Bohm believes it to be con-nected with a hinphatic diathesis (scrofulosis). It is found chieflyamong children of the lower classes. It may, however, be seen inchildren in good hygienic surroundings and who are otherwise healthy. If scrapings from the borders of the patches of an affecte
. The diseases of infancy and childhood : designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine. s 470 DISEASES OF MOUTH, TONGUE AND ESOPHAGUS in early infancy, sometimes as late as the twelfth year of life, andwas most frequent between the first and the second year. Etiology.—The etiologA- is obscure. Bohm believes it to be con-nected with a hinphatic diathesis (scrofulosis). It is found chieflyamong children of the lower classes. It may, however, be seen inchildren in good hygienic surroundings and who are otherwise healthy. If scrapings from the borders of the patches of an affected tonguebe examined microscopically when fresh, large numbers of zoogleaof coccus form, in some cases mingled with sarcinie, will be presence of the latter microorganism explains the yellow colorof the border of the patches in some cases. The disease sometimesaffects se\eral children of a family. Symptoms.—The symptoms are limited to the appearance of thepatches on the tongue. At the tip, but most frequently at the sidesof the tongue, are seen areas sharply circumscribed by narrow, sinu-.
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