On diseases of the throat, epiglottis, and windpipe : including diphtheria, nervous sore-throat, displacements of the cartilages, weakness of the voice and chest their symptoms, progress, and treatment / by George D. Gibb.

  • Gibb, G. Duncan (George Duncan), Sir, 1821-1876.
Date:
1860
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Credit: On diseases of the throat, epiglottis, and windpipe : including diphtheria, nervous sore-throat, displacements of the cartilages, weakness of the voice and chest their symptoms, progress, and treatment / by George D. Gibb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON DISEASES OF THE THEOAT, CHAPTER I. rOLLICTJLAR DISEASE OF THE THROAT AND AIK- PASSAGES, By far the most frequent and not the least impor- tant affection of the throat is that known as the follicular disease of the mucous membrane, which in its extension from the fauces downwards proceeds along the same membrane lining the windpipe to that of the bronchial tubes. Although the nature of this disease has now been recognised for many years by the profession in this country, it was not until the labours of Dr. Horace Green, of New York, were first made known that special attention was paid to its consideration. The entire mucous membrane of the air-passages, as well as that leading to the stomach and alimentarj