Identifier: americanjournroen07ameruoft (find matches)
Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ed until, at the end of a weekhe was nearly normal in appearance. It wasinteresting to note that the thyroid disap-peared coincidently with the shrinkage ofthe thymus. The child was still perfectlywell fifteen months after discharge. Case 2. Male, fourteen months of age. Kadinni Treatment of Enlarg-ed Thymus Glands 195 with a history of eczema, weakness and con-Aulsions from birth. On close questioningthese convulsive seizures were found to con-sist of the following sequence of events:sudden asphyxia, cyanosis, retraction of theneck, general clonic contractions, syn-c<»py followed by exhaustion. Examinationshowed a flabby, eczematous child with bulg- tracted pelvis, requiring extremely difificulthigh forceps operation. Childs head verymuch lacerated and left clavicle fractured.Because of these injuries the obstetricianattributed the peculiar breathing of the in-fant to cerebral pressure. The baby wascyanotic and cried with a peculiar crowinginspiration. Stridor and retraction were
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Fir,. 6. Case 4. IJefore Treatmexi ing of the upper chest and well definedthymic dullness. A-ray corroborated thesehndings. Radium was applied. The child hadno more convulsions and one week later theroentgenogram showed a normal thymicarea. Case 3. A female of eleven months w-hohad always breathed as though she had acold. Frequent attacks of choking andcyanosis, particularly at time of feeding.X-ray confirmed the percussion findings ofenlarged thymus. One week after treatmentthe child was perfectly w^ell. Case 4. Female infant, weighing at birth10 pounds. Mother primipara with con- Oxe Month Later. present, particularly during nursing andwhen head was extended. Three days afterbirth the infant was seen by Dr. Bray ton,who found increased thymic dullness andreferred the case to me. Five days aftertreatment the child was free from symptomsand has remained so to date. References 1. Sajous. Analytic Cyclopedia of Practical Med-icine. 2. Am. J. Dis. Child., July, 1917. 3. Ajii. J. Dis. Chi

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