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ISIDOR FRIESNER, M.D.; HARRY ROSENWASSER, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1934;20(2):139-151.

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No comprehensive discussion of any phase of labyrinthitis should be undertaken without at least mentioning the contributions of such pioneers as Duverney,¹ who in 1684 described pus in the middle ear, vestibule, semicircular canals and cochlea; of Leschevin,² who fifty years later noted caries of the labyrinth and superior surface of the petrous pyramid, that went on to meningitis; of Morgagni,³ who described suppuration in the tympanum with caries of the facial canal and the semicircular canals and a collection of pus between the dura and the posterior surface of the petrous pyramid, and of Itard,⁴ who first noted the association of vertigo and vomiting with aural disease. In 1827 Saissy⁵ reported two cases in which he found pus in the inner ear. In these earliest communications we have the foundation for both the pathology and symptomatology of labyrinthine infections; a foundation on which the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Otologist to Mount Sinai Hospital; Adjunct Otologist to Mount Sinai Hospital NEW YORK

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