Two cases of thrombosis of the lateral sinus consequent upon purulent inflammation of the middle ear : opening of sinus : ligature of internal jugular vein : recovery / by Thomas Barr, M.D., and J.H. Nicoll, M.B.

  • Barr, Thomas, 1846-1916.
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[1899]
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Credit: Two cases of thrombosis of the lateral sinus consequent upon purulent inflammation of the middle ear : opening of sinus : ligature of internal jugular vein : recovery / by Thomas Barr, M.D., and J.H. Nicoll, M.B. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TWO CASES OF THROMBOSIS OF THE LATERAL SINUS CONSEQUENT UPON PURULENT IN- FLAMMATION OF THE MIDDLE EAR—OPENING OF SINUS—LIGATURE OF INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN—RECOVERY. By THOMAS BARR, M.D., and J. H. NICOLL, M.B. I. Case of purulent thrombosis of left lateral sinus in its ivhole extent, septic pneumonia of right lung going on to pulmonary abscess and gangrene, consequent upon chronic purulent otitis media. Gradual improvement after clearing out the lateral sinus and ligaturing the internal jugidar vein. On the 17th June, 1899, Dr. Barr was called to see David D., aged 30, who had suffered from a discharge from the left ear, off and on, for 15 years. The disease was supposed to have been excited by the impact of a snowball. He had for years been in the habit of syringing the ear and insufflating boracic powder. Dr. Barr was informed that for three weeks previously the patient had suffered from pain in the ear so intense as to prevent sleep, that the left side of the head had been swollen for some da^^s, and had been extremely tender to touch, but that this swelling had now disappeared; that there had been con- stant vomiting for several days with great thirst and loss of appetite; that the chief symptom, however, had been the occurrence for a week past of frequent and most severe rigors, during which, as his sister expressed it, “the bed shook and the teeth rattled.” His sister, who had A