Histologische und histochemische Untersuchungen über die Oogenese und bipolare Differenzierung von Süßwasser-Teleosteern

Ohne ZusammenfassungMeinem hochverehrten Lehrer, Herrn Professor Dr. Josef S p e k, möchte ich meinen besonderen Dank aussprechen für seine wertvollen Anregungen und Ratschläe sowie das rege Interesse, das er meiner Arbeit jederzeit entgegenbrachte.     

PLEUROPULMONARY AMEBIASIS

Pleuropulmonary amebiasis may be manifest without diarrhea or dysentery.In obscure lesions of the right lower lung field, one should always consider pleuropulmonary amebiasis—especially with low grade fever and moderate leukocytosis.Abscess and empyema contents should be examined promptly microscopically or kept warm to preserve the motility of the trophozoites until satisfactory examination is possible.Conservative therapy will successfully manage most cases of pleuropulmonary amebiasis.If a thorough search fails to reveal Entameba histolytica, and the diagnosis is still entertained, a medical therapeutic trial is in order.     

CORTISONE AND CORTICOTROPIN IN ALLERGIC DISEASE

Cortisone and corticotropin (ACTH) in adequate doses usually promptly relieve allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, urticaria, drug reactions and poison oak and ivy dermatitis. However, as the symptoms recur upon discontinuance of the hormones, and longcontinued use entails certain hazards, it is necessary to determine the underlying allergic cause of the symptoms and to institute measures to overcome it. However, when adequate antiallergic treatment does not control symptoms, the continued use of small doses of these steroids or of larger doses for weeks or months in severe or intractable cases is justified.In the few cases in which prolonged use of these hormones is necessary, the patient ought to be told of the possible complications, of the expense of laboratory studies that must be carried out, and of the cost of the hormones.