Diseases of children for nurses . Diphtheria of the lips (Hecker, Trumpp, and Abt).. Pharyngeal diphtheria (Hecker, Trump]), and Abt). CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 297 liability to paralysis. Mild cases which are thought to besimple pharyngitis at times are followed by troublesomeparalysis. The pharynx is usually the principal seatof the paralysis, which can be recognized by difficultswallowing and imperfect speech, and frequently theregurgitation through the nose of liquids. Next in fre-quency the eyes are involved and there is strabismus(cross-eyes), and ptosis (dropping of the upper lids).The heart
Diseases of children for nurses . Diphtheria of the lips (Hecker, Trumpp, and Abt).. Pharyngeal diphtheria (Hecker, Trump]), and Abt). CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 297 liability to paralysis. Mild cases which are thought to besimple pharyngitis at times are followed by troublesomeparalysis. The pharynx is usually the principal seatof the paralysis, which can be recognized by difficultswallowing and imperfect speech, and frequently theregurgitation through the nose of liquids. Next in fre-quency the eyes are involved and there is strabismus(cross-eyes), and ptosis (dropping of the upper lids).The heart may be affected and in such cases, if death doesnot immediately result, there may be a remarkable slowingof the pulse. In some cases there is an extensive involve-ment of the extremities. Recovery from the paralysisusually occurs. Prognosis.âAlways guarded. The mortality of diph-theria is from 10 to 50 per cent. In true faucial diphtheriathe prognosis is usually good. In laryngeal and nasalit is grave. Three-fourths of the cases which end fatallydie of exhaustion. Treatment. â
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