ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS IN INFANTS: REPORT OF THREE CASES
ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS IN INFANTS: REPORT OF THREE CASES
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婴儿急性喉气管支气管炎三例报告
DOI:
10.1001/archotol.1933.03570050217008
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发表时间:
1933
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通讯作者:
M. C. Johnson
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作者:
M. C. Johnson
Acute laryngotracheobronchitis causing dyspnea in infants may occur in the course of an acute infection of the upper respiratory tract, or be secondary to the presence of a foreign body in the trachea or bronchi. As a rule, the history gives sufficient evidence as to which factor is the cause, but occasionally cases are seen in which the differentiation is not easily made. In the past year I have seen three cases in which the history gave no clue or was misleading. Most papers on the subject of this disease refer to it as a rare condition, and state that the references in the literature are few. Gittins, 1 however, has been able to find thirty-one references to this disease. Included in this list is the article by Baum, 2 which is most complete. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONDITION Etiology .—Acute laryngotracheobronchitis is, as a general rule, preceded by