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REPORT OF A CASE IN WHICH TREATMENT WAS FOLLOWED BY RECOVERY

DEGRAAF WOODMAN, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1937;26(3):310-313.

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The treatment given a patient with meningitis (Streptococcus haemolyticus) following mastoiditis which complicated scarlet fever is of interest, as it was followed by the unusual result of complete recovery. Surgical drainage of the mastoids was done. The value of repeated blood transfusions¹ to combat the strong hemolyzing influence of this type of infection was recognized, and that agent was used. Frequent spinal taps were done for the reduction of intracranial pressure. In addition to the aforementioned treatment, the following therapy was used: convalescent scarlet fever serum² both intravenously and intraspinally together with a derivative of sulfanilamide (prontosil)³ intramuscularly and sulfanilamide by mouth.⁴

REPORT OF CASE

J. W., a boy 6 years old, was admitted to the scarlet fever ward of the Willard Parker Hospital on Oct. 28, 1936, the fifth day of his illness. Five days before coryza had developed, with malaise; on the following day a slight rash on . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the otolaryngologic service of the Willard Parker Hospital, Department of Hospitals, New York.

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