Deficiency Diseases in Hong Kong

Abstract

Summary Six cases are described in which symptoms of severe spinal and cerebral lesions occurred in association with pulmonary lesions presenting the radiological appearances of " atypical pneumonia." Recovery was rapid and complete. Although the clinical picture was variable it was in each case suggestive of a virus infection of the nervous system.A review of the literature suggests that the nervous system is rarely involved in atypical pneumonia, but that when this does occur the tendency is towards complete recovery without sequelae.

The Occurrence of Oedema in Infantile Gastro-Enteritis

“…There is no proof that the vitamin B preparation which had been administered as a routine to all patients during their stay in hospital had been absorbed. On the other hand, had vitamin B deficiency occurred to an extent suffiient to cause oedema, other signs of the deficiency would have been present, and these (described by Fehily, 1947) were never observed in the oedematous infants.…”