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T. FLOURNOY WICKLIFFE, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1932;15(2):290-291.

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This case presents several unusual features which seem to warrant its being recorded. The patient, a youth, aged 18, came to see me on Aug. 16, 1930, suffering from severe pain over and about the region of the left eye which was swollen shut. Examination of the nasal passages revealed spongy, hypertrophied turbinals and a purulent discharge in the middle meatus on the left side only. The shrinking of the tissues in the nose allowed the escape of a quantity of pus with considerable relief from symptoms. The necessity for an operation was recognized, but the patient would not consent.

On September 2, an intranasal operation was done to improve frontal drainage. The bone seemed to be dense as though a condition of osteosclerosis existed. Following the operation most of the swelling about the eye disappeared, and after remaining in the hospital for three or four days . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
JASPER, ALA.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, July 10, 1931.

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