Atalektasis pulmonum, or, Closure of the air-cells of the lungs in children / by George A. Rees.

  • Rees George A. (George Augustus)
Date:
1850
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Credit: Atalektasis pulmonum, or, Closure of the air-cells of the lungs in children / by George A. Rees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    culty in respiration seems to show itself first in the rapidity, and secondly in the unequal lengths of the inspiratory and expiratory effort, the former being much the longer : moreover, owing to the persistance of the difficulty, it becomes habitual to the child, so that you find it cheerful and taking notice when the quickness of breathing is to the observer really distressing, and would be taken by any one unconversant with the nature of the case to denote active inflam- mation; this constitutes the peculiarity to which I allude. V. Emaciation. This, as a symptom in infants suffering from birth, has been men- tioned by Professor Joerg, and may proceed in them to the extreme of marasmus. The case of the infant E. R.'-' is an instance of this, and I know not that I ever opened a more attenuated body. Where the disease comes on afterwards, I have never seen the emaciation proceed to such an extent. * See Case IV.