A contribution to the study of phlyctenular ophthalmia / by J.B. Nias, M.D., Oxon., M.R.C.P. Lond., Physician to the Western General Dispensary, Marylebone Road, N.W. ; Leslie Paton, M.B. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng. ; from the pathological laboratory of St. Mary's Hospital.

  • Nias, J. B.
Date:
[1906?]
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Credit: A contribution to the study of phlyctenular ophthalmia / by J.B. Nias, M.D., Oxon., M.R.C.P. Lond., Physician to the Western General Dispensary, Marylebone Road, N.W. ; Leslie Paton, M.B. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng. ; from the pathological laboratory of St. Mary's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chart 2 is a less pronounced instance of the same class. The patient, aged 10 years, was a healthy-looking boy who came to St. Mary’s Hospital on Jan. 9th of the present year with two marginal ulcers on. the right cornea and three on the left. His clinical history was good, but he had undoubtedly had two attacks of the same affection before. Treatment was begun with yellow oxide ointment, fomentations, and iodide of iron. By attendance at the laboratory a very satisfactory chart (Chart 2) was obtained ; the opsonic index was found to hover around the normal for several days and then rose to 1 * 4, to be followed Chart 2. JAN 0.1. 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1.4 X * 1.3 r 1.2 / l.l / 1.0 • \ • — % / T A, •9 A / V v ■8 V / • /- A -7 \ V- •6 • Chart of opsouic index. X, Disappearance of ulcer. by the usual terminal drop to 0'67. The ulcers began to improve after four days’ treatment and were gone in a week. On August 3rd this boy returned to the hospital with a doubtful kind of conjunctivitis on the outer side of the left eye said to have followed a blow. Arrangements were made to obtain a fresh chart, but had to be abandoned from press of other work. Three samples of blood were, however, tested as follows: August 3rd, 0*47; August 4th, O’74; August 6th, 1 • 20 ; therefore, this was probably the develop¬ ment of another ulcer which would have followed the usual course A condition which occurs in 8 or 10 per cent, of the cases