A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . Fig. 9.—Section of the healthy tonsil, a,hilus; b, mucous gland ; c, epithelial cover-ing ; d, lymphatic follicles; E, stroma. 1 Virchow : Krankhaften Geschwiilste, vol. ii. p. Chassaignac : Op. cit. p. 7. 4 Griesinger : Archiv. f. Phys. Heilkunde, vol. iv. p. Chassaignac: Op. cit. p. 8. 4 2 Op. cit. p. 13. 50 DISEASES OF THE PHARYNX, LARYNX, AND cases the peculiarity is at once seen if a disposition to retching is arti-ficially produced. If, however,
A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . Fig. 9.—Section of the healthy tonsil, a,hilus; b, mucous gland ; c, epithelial cover-ing ; d, lymphatic follicles; E, stroma. 1 Virchow : Krankhaften Geschwiilste, vol. ii. p. Chassaignac : Op. cit. p. 7. 4 Griesinger : Archiv. f. Phys. Heilkunde, vol. iv. p. Chassaignac: Op. cit. p. 8. 4 2 Op. cit. p. 13. 50 DISEASES OF THE PHARYNX, LARYNX, AND cases the peculiarity is at once seen if a disposition to retching is arti-ficially produced. If, however, the patient be told to open his mouth andinspire deeply, the normal position of the parts will be generally other times the tonsils, although much hypertrophied, are yet almosthidden behind the pillars of the This condition can easily bediagnosed by placing the first finger of one hand on the internal surfaceof the tonsil, and that of the other hand externally just behind the angleof the jaw, when an accurate estimate of the proportions of the gland can at once be arrived at. A littlefamiliarity with the usual con-formation of the pharynx willprevent either of these appear-ances leading the observer intoerror. It may be remarked thatretro - pharyngeal abscess hassometimes been mistaken for en-largement of the tonsils. Prognosis.—Hypertrophy ofthe tonsils occasionally exists inthe adult—and even in children—without giving rise to any in-convenience or ev
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