Results Clinical symptom of the case in the report was progressively deteriorating in decompensation but without obvious chest pain,bellyache,or burbulence.
When diphtheritic inflammation begins in the respiratory tract, sore throat and fever usually develop.Prostration and dyspnea soon follow because of the obstruction caused by the membrane。
Hydrops was found in lingual surface mocosa of epiglottis in all these patients and abscess of epiglottis developed in 2,and laryngemphraxis in 1 and tracheotomy was carried out.
Results Some symptoms,like dyspnea in 7 cases disappeared.Some signs,like hepatauxe in 6 cases were obviously improved.The index of blood gas and nuclein lung scanning in 6 cases return to normal.