An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . 3. MUCOUS DISEASE. 473 liarly liable to become enlarged on the slightest irritation, as stated by Smith,who also adds that they do not, however, necessarily suppurate or remain per-manently swollen; the enlargement, after persisting for a variable time, maydisappear completely. It must be remembered that the little patient who is the subject of mucousdisease does not present a regular sequence of symptoms, so that it is a diffi-cult matter to present a didactic picture of the derangement; the symptomsare as erratic as the child itself. As
An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . 3. MUCOUS DISEASE. 473 liarly liable to become enlarged on the slightest irritation, as stated by Smith,who also adds that they do not, however, necessarily suppurate or remain per-manently swollen; the enlargement, after persisting for a variable time, maydisappear completely. It must be remembered that the little patient who is the subject of mucousdisease does not present a regular sequence of symptoms, so that it is a diffi-cult matter to present a didactic picture of the derangement; the symptomsare as erratic as the child itself. As Goodhart aptly remarks, such childrenare essentially angular in their moral nature and are an odd lot. In thisconnection attention may be called to a paper by Ayres (Med. News, vol. lix.,No. 1, 1891, p. 1) on chronic gastro-intestinal catarrh in relation to the etiologyof some cases of insanity. Microscopic Appearance of Matters Passed.—They are very similarto the masses passed in cases of membranous enteritis, and are made up ofopaque white solid mas
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