Diseases of children for nurses . ually slight. Death often results fromsuffocation, but recovery is not impossible in the mostunpromising cases. Intubation is necessary at times(see page 302). Nasal Diphtheria.—This is nearly always is recognized by an offensive discharge from the nose,epistaxis, and excoriation of the lips and wings of thenose. The false membrane may be detected within thenasal chambers upon inspection. Cutaneous Diphtheria.—This may be primary or secon-dary. The constitutional symptoms are similar to thoseof faucial diphtheria. The membrane may appear at anypoi
Diseases of children for nurses . ually slight. Death often results fromsuffocation, but recovery is not impossible in the mostunpromising cases. Intubation is necessary at times(see page 302). Nasal Diphtheria.—This is nearly always is recognized by an offensive discharge from the nose,epistaxis, and excoriation of the lips and wings of thenose. The false membrane may be detected within thenasal chambers upon inspection. Cutaneous Diphtheria.—This may be primary or secon-dary. The constitutional symptoms are similar to thoseof faucial diphtheria. The membrane may appear at anypoint where there is excoriation. Complications.—Capillary bronchitis, pneumonia,myocarditis, otitis media, nephritis, and paralysis. Themost prevalent are bronchopneumonia, nephritis, andpostdiphtheritic paralysis, the latter generally occurringduring convalescence and being observed in about 15 percent, of all cases. Post-diphtheritic Paralysis.—There is no relation be-tween the severity of the attack of diphtheria and the. Diphtheria of the lips (Hecker, Trumpp, and Abt).
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