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Identifier: diseasesofinfan00fisc (find matches)
Title: Diseases of infancy and childhood
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Fischer, Louis, 1864- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Children
Publisher: Philadelphia, F. A. Davis company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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nationmade of the breast-niillhei(MU in (puiliiy, we must with-draw it and substitutt^ hottU-finnling. If we wisli (^^ disi-ard the motliorsmilk for some reason, it is ad\ isal>le to seeure a \V(4-nurse. Tlie ronu^valof such cases from the lnvast to iW botlK^ (U- from the l)otlk^ to tlieluiuum l)reast may be neecssary to sa\i^ life. 21 322 DISORDERS RESULTING FROM IMPROPER NUTRITION. The true pathology seems to be a faihire to assimilate food in infantswith improper hygiene, and as a result progressive emaciation takes place. Symptoms.—When infants suffer with vomitirg or diarrhoea, and thiscondition is allowed to become chronic, then colic and flatulence, associatedwith constipation, supervene, and the result is a gastrointestinal catarrh.Neglect of this condition means the development of the condition know^nas atrophy. The infant does not thrive, commences to waste, and unlesswe realize the condition, and give the proper treatment, the infant will die
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Fig. 101.—Decomposition. The loss of fat causes the skin to hangin loose folds. Note the left forearm and both legs. The forehead iswrinkled. The hand in the mouth is a characteristic symptom of starvation.(Original.) from exhaustion and inanition. When these cases linger for months theydevelop rickets. Eecovery without treatment is impossible. Prognosis and Course.—The course of this condition depends on theamount of nutrition that can be assimilated. The worst forms of marasmicinfants will frequently gain in weight when proper food is given. If theappetite is poor a decided change of air, from the city to the country, orvice versa, will strengthen the infant and restore the appetite. Many aninfants life has been saved by a trip to the seashore or a sea voyage. Theoutcome of the case depends on judicious feeding, a change of air, andproper hygienic management. DECOMPOSITION. 323 Treatment.—^If high-fat fonmiJai have caused this condition^ the treat-ment consists in lowering the

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