Diphtheria of the oesophagus / by J.D. Rolleston.

  • Rolleston, John Davy, 1873-1946.
Date:
[1912-1913]
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Credit: Diphtheria of the oesophagus / by J.D. Rolleston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    DIPHTHERIA OK THE (ESOPHAGUS. engorgement of the vessels, and considerable round-celled infiltration in the submucous layer extending into the muscular coat. The stomach was normal. The heart and kidneys showed some fatty change, and there were some haemorrhages in the mesentery. No lesions in the other organs were found. Involvement of the oesophagus in diphtheria is a rare event. When it does occur it is usually associated with multiple lesions elsewhere, as in the present case, in which the fauces, nostrils Diphtheria of the oesophagus. (From a drawing by M. E. Waring.) pharynx, larynx and skin were also affected. The condition cannot be diagnosed during life except by expulsion of a cast of the oesophagus, or by subsequent development of oesophageal stricture in cases which survive. As a rule, as in this case, it is a necropsy surprise. The Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons has hitherto contained only two specimens of the kind, the one presented by Dr. Goodhart in 1875 (No. 2292 in Catalogue), and the other by Dr. E. W. Goodall in 1896 (No. 2292A). The specimens of the present case have since been added.