. Diseases of children. ses abruptly, reachingthe maximum temperature of 104° F. to 105° F. in twenty-four or forty-eight hours, and remaining at about thisheight for three or four days and then falling by duration of the febrile period is from seven to ninedays. The pulse is rapid, out of all proportion to thefever, and the respirations are accelerated. The appetiteis lost, the bowels are constipated, and the urine is scantyand high colored and often contains albumin. Nervous Symptoms.—Restlessness, headache, insomnia,delirium, and convulsions may occur. Convulsions occur-ring late
. Diseases of children. ses abruptly, reachingthe maximum temperature of 104° F. to 105° F. in twenty-four or forty-eight hours, and remaining at about thisheight for three or four days and then falling by duration of the febrile period is from seven to ninedays. The pulse is rapid, out of all proportion to thefever, and the respirations are accelerated. The appetiteis lost, the bowels are constipated, and the urine is scantyand high colored and often contains albumin. Nervous Symptoms.—Restlessness, headache, insomnia,delirium, and convulsions may occur. Convulsions occur-ring late in the disease are very significant of uremia. More Severe Cases.—Anginoid Scarlet Fever.—Thisform is characterized by severe throat symptoms. Thetonsils are much swollen and often covered with a falsemembrane. The fever is high and the prostration isprofound. Ulceration, and, at times, gangrene of thethroat occur; the carotid artery may be involved. In thisform death may result from exhaustion, aspiration pneu-.
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