PHLYCTENULAR OPHTHALMIA AND ITS ETIOLOGY

Note on Phlyctenular Ophthalmia.

pigmented once more. Banifex contains the washings of an emulsion of micro-organisms which have been collected from as many birds as possible in different areas and over a period of a few years. The emulsion from which the washings are made contains 1000 million micro-organisms per c.cm. Two injections made intra-muscularly on consecutive days give the best results. Once the nerves become invol...

A Note on Phlyctenular Ophthalmia in Adults

The Use of Anti-allergic Drugs in the Treatment of Phlyctenular Ophthalmia.

Re'sume'. Corneal epithelium shed. Anterior chamber contains k.p. and fibrinous exudate. Iris, oedematous and infiltrated. Lens cataractous: capsule ruptured and early abscess formation. Abscesses present in vitreous. Retina detached and undergoing necrosis. Diagnosis. Early panophthalmitis. Remarks. A case is reported of an injured eye infected with penicillin-sensitive organisms which did not...

B.c.g. Vaccine and Phlyctenular

THOUGH the aetiology of phlyctenular conjunctivitis is doubtful, evidence has been accumulating that the phlyctenule (a solid pustule) is an allergic anaphylactic phenomenon. The sensitizing agent is a protein and is endogenious and of bacterial origin. Various proteins, such as the gonococcal protein may give rise to phlyctenules, but the tuberculo-protein is the most frequent and obvious (Duk...

Pneumothorax and its etiology

Introduction: Air in the pleural space is defined as Pneumothorax. A case of pneumothorax is a medical emergency which can itself be serious and may endanger the life of the patient because of respiratory insufficiency. Aim of the study: To study the etiological factors of pneumothorax and hydropneumothorax, the inter-relation of spontaneous pneumothorax with different age groups, sexes and pre...