Identifier: diseasesofinfan00fisc (find matches)
Title: Diseases of infancy and childhood
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Fischer, Louis, 1864- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Children
Publisher: Philadelphia, F. A. Davis company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Fig. )2.—Case of Omphalocele admitted to the Babies Wards of theSydenham Hospital. A semi-globular tumor 4 inches in diameter, and2Vo inches above level of the body. The stump of the umbilical cord isseen on the left side of the tumor. Sterile gauze dressings were applied.After several weeks the mass gradually sloughed off and the wound closed.(Original.)
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Fig. 13.—Appearance of abdomen four weeks after treatment. Casewas discharged cured when six weeks old. (Original.) Septic Omphalitis.An infant was seen by me, through the courtesy of Dr. S. Straus, inthis city during the summer of 1902. History, as follows:— It was the first child born; no previous miscarriage; family history excellent;no history of syphilis; labor was easy, and baby was born in natural manner.The mother was in excellent health; had milk in both breasts; normal temperature.Asepsis was thoroughly carried out. The infant had a temperature of 103° F., in therectum, slight gastroenteric complication, greenish, colicky stools; the umbilicuswas inflamed and excoriated; slight evidence of pus. Diagnosis.—Septic omphalitis due, probably, to infection by the nurse with un-clean hands while dressing the umbilicus. Treatment.—Strict asepsis to be followed. The umbilicus to be washed with CONGENITAL OBLITERATION OF THE lULE DUCTS. 37 1 to 2000 bichloride of mercury. Ste

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