CYTO-TAXONOMIC NOTES ON BUDDLEIA

Moore R. J. (Can. Dept. Agric, Plant Res. Inst., Ottawa, Ont.) Cyto-taxonomic notes on Buddleia. Amer. Jour. Bot. 47(6): 511–517. 1960.—Chromosome numbers of 29 taxa of Buddleia are reported; those of the following species are reported for the first time: B. crispa 2n=38, B. delavayi 2n=ca. 114, B. grandiflora 2n=38, B. nivea var. yunnanensis 2n=ca. 228, B. paniculata 2n=38, B. pterocaulis, 2n=ca. 228, and the artificial hybrids B. globosa × B. davidii 2n=76, B. caryopteridifolia × B. alternifolia 2n=38, Nicodemia madagascariensis × B. asiatica 2n=38. Notes on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the species are included. The evolution of the Buddleia inflorescence is briefly discussed and some natural species groups within the Asiatic species are suggested.     

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF JOINT TUBERCULOSIS

Tuberculosis of the joints is not a clinical oddity and a diagnosis of tuberculous infection must be considered in all joint lesions if diagnosis is to be made early. A history of insidious onset of pain, especially if accompanied by pulmonary symptoms or a history of contact with a tuberculous person, should alert the clinician to the possibility of this diagnosis. The tuberculin test, roentgenograms, culture of aspirated fluids and biopsy, by anthrotomy or punch, continue to be the standard procedures for establishing the diagnosis. The differential diagnosis must include the entire gamut of bone and joint disease.Chemotherapy combining streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin with isonicotinic acid hydrazid and para-aminosalicylic acid is of extreme value in the eradication of draining sinuses and in the advancement of the ideal surgical date; but general physical and mental hygiene, rest and the prevention or correction of deformities is a continuing therapeutic necessity. Fusion of the affected area is advocated in almost all lesions although there is some hope that functioning joints may be preserved with early diagnosis, conservative surgical treatment and more efficient antibiotics. A postoperative regime similar to the preoperative treatment must be continued until the stabilization is firm or until there is no evidence of activity.