The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14570424638)

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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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o referenceto the roentgen findings in these cases. A positive diagnosis can be made onlyupon the finding of the organism in thepus or tissues. This can easily be done bymixing a drop of pus with a drop of 10 * Read before the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The American Roentgen Ray Society, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. September 3-6. 1919. 547 548 Coccidioidal Granuloma per cent sodium hydrate on a slide with acover slip. After a few minutes, when thepus cells have been destroyed, the para-sites, which are much more resistant, areeasily found. Dickson states in his articlethat a routine examination of cases clini-cally tuberculous, in which the tuberclebacillus cannot be found, would probably temperature nor associated with a sorethroat or tonsillitis. Past history as to disease was negativeexcept for an attack of gonorrhea in 1913.Denied chancre, and blood Wassermannwas negative. Patient was born in SouthernMexico in 1891 (twenty-five years of age),and worked in different parts of Southern

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Figs, i, 2. 3. Showinx. the Oidium Coccidioides in Various Sporulatixg Stages. reveal a great many cases of coccidioidalgranuloma. Through the kindness of Dr. J. MarkLacey, Assistant Medical Director of theLos Angeles County Hospital, who haskindly given his permission, 1 now wishto present the case histories together withthe roentgen findings of five patientsaflflicted with this disease, coming underour observation during my service asattending roentgenologist at that Hospital.In all of these cases, the positive diagnosiswas made by the pathologist. Case 1. Patient 90968 G. O., Mexicanranch hand. Entered the Los AngelesComity Hospital Feb. 4, 1916, with anadmitting room diagnosis of monarticularrheumatism and sent to the medicalservice. Complaint was that of ))ain andswelling of the left ankle; the ))ain hadexisted one month jirior to entrance to thehospital, the swelling appeared a littlelater. The pain had come insidiously, andwas aggravated by walking and exercise.This was not acc

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1906

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