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Author(s) -
F. H. DIGGLE
Publication year - 1927
Publication title -
the muslim world
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1478-1913
pISSN - 0027-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-1913.1927.tb00679.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , library science , information retrieval
By F. H. DIGGLE, f.r.c.s. (From the Mcdical Press and Circular, Vol. CXC, 26th June, 1935, p. 595) Any acute inflammation of the middle ear may be catarrhal or suppurative, and the latter may have a catarrhal stage, or be suppurative from the outset. The type of inflammation is determined by the nature and virulence of the invading organism, as well as by the patient's natural resistance. So far as the principles of treatment are concerned, the exact recognition of the type of inflammation is perhaps a matter of little importance. Suffice it to say that in the catarrhal stage the deafness is usually not so profound, the pyrexia not so high, and the congestion of the tympanic membrane more localized to the periphery and along the handle of the malleus. Both types can, therefore, from the point of view of treatment, be considered together.