Modern diagnosis and treatment of diseases of childern; a treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of infancy anf childhood . ather very good, and contrasts stronglyJefShtn wtn tne Persistent l°ss of weight. The tongue is coated andflabby, its edges are red and indented by the teeth or gums, andhere and there covered by an aphthous deposit. Slight indiscre-tions in the dietary are promptly followed by vomiting anddiarrhea. Chemical examination of the contents of the stomachdiscloses marked diminution of hydrochloric acid. The course of chronic gastroenterocolitis varies in individualcases
Modern diagnosis and treatment of diseases of childern; a treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of infancy anf childhood . ather very good, and contrasts stronglyJefShtn wtn tne Persistent l°ss of weight. The tongue is coated andflabby, its edges are red and indented by the teeth or gums, andhere and there covered by an aphthous deposit. Slight indiscre-tions in the dietary are promptly followed by vomiting anddiarrhea. Chemical examination of the contents of the stomachdiscloses marked diminution of hydrochloric acid. The course of chronic gastroenterocolitis varies in individualcases. Some infants, especially those in whom the chronic affec-tion followed upon the acute form, who remained free fromgrave complications and retained some vitality, often unex- DISEASES OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES. 201 pectedly show marked improvement with the setting in of coolerweather, and regain their health fully within but a few weeks. In another group of cases recovery is less rapid. Improve-ment alternates with aggravation of the condition, but, finally,the infant extricates itself barely alive, with a load of sequelae. Variableprognosis. Fig. 53.—Gastroenterocolitis Chronica in a child 10 weeks also from Tetanism. (Sheffield.) (, rachitis) which keep it in a state of decrepitude for manyyears after, and not rarely for life. In still another group of cases all therapeutic efforts utterlyfail to effect a cure. The childs face has a pallid, earthy tint, ™£p®omBand senile expression; the skin is dry and hangs in folds; thefontanelles and temples arc depressed, and after a period ofseveral weeks or months the infant finally succumbs either slowly Complica-tions. Unexpectedrecovery. Change ofnurse. 202 DISEASES OF ALIMENTARY TRACT. with symptoms of cerebral anemia and heart-failure or suddenlyduring an attack of eclampsia. The fatal termination is fre-quently enhancei 1 by complicating pulmonary (passive- or bron-cho-pneumonia ) and renal (colicystitis,
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