Skin testing with streptococcal antigens in rheumatic children with chronic septic tonsils

This work studied forty-five rheumatic patients aged between seven to fourteen years divided into two groups: Group I comprising 30 patients with septic tonsillitis and group II comprising 15 tonsillectomized patients as well as twenty healthy controls. Each child was investigated for ESR, C-reactiveprotein, anti- streptolysin-O titer and skin testing with streptococcal antigens [streptokinase-streptoderinase in 1/10, 1/100 dilutions]. Average duration of enduration of each reaction was measured and recorded at 30 minutes, 24 and 48 hours

Pulmonary complications in chronic post-corrosive esophagitis, clinical and radiological examination

Pulmonary complications were investigated in 75 children with postoperative oesophagitis and in 75 age and sex matched normal controls. Of the radiological study for the oesophagus showed evidence of stricture in 93.33% of the cases tight a stricture was present in 30.67% of cases and dilatation above the stricture was present in 57.33% of cases. Over spilling bronchography was observed in 68% of cases during lipidol swallow. Examination of the respiratory system showed bronchitis in [40%], pneumonia in [21.33%] and middle lobe collapse in [1.33%] iatrogenic lung lesion was observed in three children [4%]. Respiratory complication was found to occur more commonly in those children with high, non-passable or long strictures. It was also common when there was dilatation above the stricture and when there was evidence of reflux bronchography

Electrolyte concentrations in serum and cerebro-spinal fluid in normal and hydrocephalic infants

Serum and cerebro-spinal fluid [CSF] sodium and potassium concentrations were studied in twenty hydrocephalic infants and compared with twenty normal controls, pre-operatively and after a ventriculojugular shunt operation. The results showed a significant reduction in C.S.F. sodium and potassium in hydrocephalic infants and correlation studies showed a significant positive correlation between serum, C.S.F. potassium and serum C.S.F. sodium in hydrocephalic infants denoting loss of the active secretary mechanism of the choroid plexus. Post-operatively the same patients showed a significant drop in sodium and potassium both in C.S.F. and serum but positive correlation was not observed i.e. no correlation between serum and C.S.F. sodium nor between serum and C.S.F. potassium proving restoration of the active regulatory mechanism of choroids plexus and blood-brain barrier. Possible explanations were discussed