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CAPTAIN ROBERT HENNER; MAJOR EARLE G. RIDALL

Arch Otolaryngol. 1945;41(4):295-297.

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Cure of thrombosis of a cavernous sinus prior to the advent of sulfonamide compounds was exceptional. Schall¹ advocated the combined use of heparin and chemotherapy, with a resultant increase in the number of cures over that with the use of sulfonamide compounds alone. In the case to be reported, in which sulfadiazine apparently was not benefiting the patient, immediate and marked improvement resulted from the use of penicillin and heparin in the presence of a Staphylococcus aureus infection.

REPORT OF A CASE

A white man aged 25 entered a regional station hospital on Feb. 28, 1944 with a diagnosis of cellulitis of the nose. His chief complaint was swelling of the nose for four days. Ten days before entry he contracted a "cold," with nasal discharge and stuffiness. There was no history of trauma. On the day before admission he was seen as an outpatient, and an impression of herpes . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MEDICAL CORPS, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

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