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HOWARD C. BALLENGER, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1926;4(2):97-111.

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Throat infections due to the hemolytic streptococcus have assumed a rôle of vast importance in recent years, on account of the almost unlimited variety of complications that may result as secondary manifestations. These secondary manifestations (or complications) are often difficult to follow and to correlate. That a bacteremia is responsible for many, if not a majority, of these complications is becoming increasingly evident. This is of major importance to the otologist, as there has been a widespread belief that a bacteremia associated with a mastoiditis is almost pathognomonic of a lateral sinus thrombosis. This is substantiated by many able and careful observers. Libman¹ was unable to demonstrate a bacteremia in any case of otitic disease without complication. Reik,² in discussing Libman's paper, agreed with Libman's findings. This is in accord with Hays,³ and Oppenheimer and others in this country and Leutert, Kabrak, Neurnberg and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
WINNETKA, ILL.

Footnotes
Candidate's thesis for entrance to the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society.

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