1938
Acute Bulbar Poliomyelitis Following Recent Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
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“…There is now general agreement that the incidence of the bulbar type of paralysis is higher in children who have recently been subjected to tonsillectomy than in those who have not undergone this operation. Earlier work is reviewed by Stillerman and Fischer (1938) , Sabin (1938), Fischer et al. (1941), Top and Vaughan (1941), Aycock (1942) and Glover (1948).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…There is now general agreement that the incidence of the bulbar type of paralysis is higher in children who have recently been subjected to tonsillectomy than in those who have not undergone this operation. Earlier work is reviewed by Stillerman and Fischer (1938) , Sabin (1938), Fischer et al. (1941), Top and Vaughan (1941), Aycock (1942) and Glover (1948).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Incubation periods in 29 paralytic cases of poliomyelitis, estimated by Casey.8 B. Intervals between tonsillectomy and onset of bulbar poliomyelitis in 54 cases (combined data of several studies. [4][5][6][7][8] C. Intervals between tonsillectomy and onset of spinal poliomyelitis in 28 cases (from the same studies as (B)).…”
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“…4. We recognize that nothing has been added to a solution of the problem of portal of entry or the mode of transmission of this disease, but we offer the suggestion that epidemiological investigation must be coupled with laboratory studies as the hope of in.…”
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“…Cases in which there was reasonable evidence of suspicious direct contact with a known case. 4. Cases in which direct contact with a known carrier of poliomyelitis occurred.…”
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