The symptomatology and diagnosis of suppurations of the petrous pyramid. Author's abstract

Petrositis: Report of a Case With a Review of Some of the Literature

“…On Jan. 25,1938, the family doctor wrote me that the boy had been perfectly well and had been in school since January 1. The patient was kept in the hospital another month, because he lived in Delaware.…”

“…25 stated that the symptoms of suppuration of the petrous According to Kopetzky,25 red blood cells and hemoglobin are not affected to any extent. The spinal fluid and eyegrounds are usually normal, and only moderate leukocytosis is present prior to the terminal stage.…”

I. The Cellular Character of One Hundred Temporal Bones: Clinical and Surgical Significance

“…It harbors little of the microscopic, is based upon gross observations (Figs. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], and endeavors to present a mental picture that will be of value to the clinician and surgeon. Consequently the otic capsule, its development and ossification assumes no place in this presentation.…”