Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry.

  • Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Date:
1913
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chapter fUne Ctrcfee aseoctafeb mf0 t$t (Ttoee HE rebellious character of many diseases of the nose is due to the presence of a Circle, with its ceaselessly acting and reacting forces (JflQ* VIII*), Variations in the size of the nasal passages, both in the direction of excess or deficiency, play a part of great importance and will be dealt with first. Stenosis. Stenosis commonly originates in a neglected cold or a series of colds which keep the mucosa congested until the erectile tissue has to some extent lost its contractility. As the disease advances, the susceptibility to catarrh increases, and the engorged mucosa gradually undergoes hyper¬ trophy and to a great extent occludes the nostrils. The negative inspiratory pressure behind the ob¬ struction keeps up the hypersemia and thus favours further hypertrophy.