Child possibly suffering from diphtheritic paralysis of the lips and tongue

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Child possibly suffering from diphtheritic paralysis of the lips and tongue. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Black and white photograph of a child aged four years, thought to be suffering from diphtheritic paralysis of the muscles of the lips and tongue. The palate was natural, but there was partial loss of power in the arms, and to a lesser extent in the legs. The knee jerks were temporarily absent. Later rigidity of the arms and hands appeared, rigid flexion of the wrist and finger-joints, and also aphasia and paralysis of the tongue. The history of diphtheria was doubtful.

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