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THOMAS P. SPRUNT, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(1):63-77.

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When this topic was first suggested, some doubt arose in my mind as to the advisability of its presentation, but on further consideration it seemed evident that since the endocrine glands constitute an important system of the body, especially in its development, its growth and in the co-ordination of its activities, they must affect all parts of the body and should be of interest in each of the medical and surgical specialties.

It seems possible that in the daily work of the otolaryngologist the idea of an endocrinopathy may rarely obtrude itself, while the internist with his interest directed chiefly toward the general condition of the patient must keep it in mind constantly. It is true that the otolaryngologist is frequently called on for help by physicians and general surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of definite endocrinopathies, and he should have a working knowledge of the more important endocrine . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BALTIMORE

From the Medical Clinic of Drs. Barker, Cross and Sprunt, 1035 North Calvert Street.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Sept. 26, 1929.

Read before the Oto-Laryngological Section of the Baltimore City Medical Society, March 8, 1929.

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