Diseases of children, for nurses, including infant feeding, therapeutic measures employed in childhood, treatment for emergencies, prophylaxis, hygiene, and nursing . Fig. 70.— Location of lymphatic glands of face and neck (Kerr). substances and bacteria from entering the general circula-tion. The most important chains of the lymphatic glandin the body are the cervical, axillary, inguinal, bronchial,and mesenteric. They are located in the neck, armpit,groin, back of the bifurcation of the bronchi, and in theposterior part of the abdomen, respectively. Ljmiphatism is the name applied to a gener
Diseases of children, for nurses, including infant feeding, therapeutic measures employed in childhood, treatment for emergencies, prophylaxis, hygiene, and nursing . Fig. 70.— Location of lymphatic glands of face and neck (Kerr). substances and bacteria from entering the general circula-tion. The most important chains of the lymphatic glandin the body are the cervical, axillary, inguinal, bronchial,and mesenteric. They are located in the neck, armpit,groin, back of the bifurcation of the bronchi, and in theposterior part of the abdomen, respectively. Ljmiphatism is the name applied to a general enlarge-ment of all the lymphatic structures in the body. It is 266 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES due to an extreme susceptibility of the children affectedto inflammation of the lymphoid tissues. The tonsilsare enlarged, adenoids are present, and the chains of thelymphatic glands are Fig. 71.—Location of lymphatic glands (KerrV Adenitis is an inflammation of a lymphatic gland. Varieties.—Simple adenitis, acute or chronic; tubercular;syphilitic. Adenitis often occurs in the course of the acute infec-tious diseases, especially in measles and scarlet fever. Symptoms.—In simple acute adenitis there is a conges-tion and swelling of the glands. Suppuration is uncommonexcept after scarlet fever. An infected wound of the DISEASES OF EYE, EAR, SKIN, AND GLANDS 267 extremities may cause adenitis. Suppuration often takesplace under such circumstances. Tubercular adenitis is common in childhood; suppura-tion occurs, producing sinuses. The tubercular glandsare excised and curetted. Syphilitic glandular enlargements are occasionally seenin childhood. Hodgkins disease is characterized by a general enlarge-ment of the lymphatic glands with progressive anemia,ending fatally. Symptoms and Course.—The onset is usually slow, thefirst symptoms being the enlargement of some gro
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