To evacuate pus from the anterior chamber following metastatic infection.
To examine the aqueous for organisms in cases of cyclitis following operation or of metastatic origin.
Metastatic inflammation of the kidneys, with centres of suppuration, was observed by Wyss and Bock.
Virchow[49] had always maintained the possibility of regarding tuberculosis as a heteroplastic ormetastatic scrofula.
With the formation of metastaticabscesses in the lungs and other parenchymatous organs the typical character of the disease changes.
The purulent infection is a poisoning of the blood, which terminates by the formation of multiple abscesses, which have been improperly known under the name of metastatic abscesses.
Both Davine and Koch designate as septicæmic all cases of general infection from wounds in which no metastatic changes occur.
Metastatic abscesses of the lung occur occasionally as a result of the profound toxæmia, and are apparently preceded by patches of infarction, which soften in the centre, as in the usual development of pyæmic abscesses.
Auscultation and percussion of the lungs may yield unsatisfactory results when the metastatic abscesses are small and scattered, for the same reason as in miliary tuberculosis.
Metastatic orchitis, as a rule, leaves the testicle in a normal condition, but, according to Vogel, in some epidemics complete atrophy results.
Do metastatic abscesses arise from a single cause or from a combination of causes?
The metastatic abscesses found in the spleen and kidneys are much smaller than those found in the lungs and liver, but in other respects are of a similar character.
It will be readily perceived that in cases where the pus is thrown directly into a vein the local symptoms would be unimportant, while the danger of remote trouble--metastatic abscesses in the lungs, liver, etc.
At present we have in the wards of the hospital a patient with multiple metastatic carcinomas of the skin.
In nearly every case metastatic abscesses form in different parts of the body, such as the lungs, joints, or muscles.
Toxins are thus introduced into the blood, not only at the primary seat of infection, but also from each of these metastatic collections.
Flat-celled epithelioma is found at the cardiac orifice and as a metastatic growth in other parts of the stomach.
Rachitis will affect the glands; the caseous and suppurative degeneration of the glands will lead to metastatic processes, to acute tuberculosis, and so on.
Death may be hastened by the occurrence of metastatic deposits in other and vital organs.
In this condition the pancreas may be the seat of either acute parenchymatous inflammation or of metastatic abscesses.
These is no difficulty in the diagnosis, except in the early stage of such examples as are attributed to metastatic gout and rheumatism.
Metastatic suppurative inflammation is very rare: it has been observed in cases of disease of the testicles after the operation of extirpation of these organs, and occasionally in puerperal peritonitis.
Metastatic abscesses are prone to be followed by ulceration and the formation of fistulous communications with the neighboring viscera.
Metastatic suppurative inflammation leads to the formation of a single large abscess or to multiple minute purulent collections.
In this category of course are not included cases of continuous growth of oesophageal cancer into the stomach, but only metastatic cancers of the stomach.
Pyemia+ may be defined as a condition in which metastatic abscesses arise as a result of the existence of pyogenic bacteria in the circulating blood, either free or contained in pus cells or thrombi.
In cases of metastatic invasions of bone, spontaneous fractures oftentimes are the first symptom which calls attention to the fact that metastases have occurred.
General infection of the blood may follow, leading tometastatic invasion of different tissues and organs, particularly one or other of the large joints.
Radical operative treatment is contra-indicated in intra-medullary and in metastatic growths, but decompressive measures may be employed for the relief of pain.
Almost all the older authorities were agreed thatmetastatic laminitis is a reality.
In my opinion metastatic laminitis is nothing more nor less than concurrent laminitis, and presents little in any way peculiar outside the imperfectly understood exciting cause.
The fever is very irregular and exacerbations occur with each metastatic abscess.
Infective endocarditis may develop, which increases the danger of metastatic abscesses, which may then occur in the brain.
A second form of metastatic arthritis is met with in strangles.
The sudden manifestation of lameness is indicative of injury; thermic disturbances may signalizemetastatic infection; history, if dependable, is always helpful.
Exclusive of specific or metastatic arthritis, which is seldom observed except in young animals, inflammation of the elbow joint is usually caused by injury.
However, metastatic inflammation of this joint is seldom observed except in cases of strangles.
This condition is well defined by Bollinger as quoted by Hoare,[1] when he calls it a purulent omphalophlebitis due to local infection of the umbilicus and umbilical vessels, by pyogenic organisms, causing a metastatic pyemia.
Metastatic arthritis is seen more frequently in colts or young animals than in mature horses and we here take the liberty of classifying with the arthritis of omphalophlebitis and strangles the so-called rheumatic variety.
Rheumatic arthritis, if one is justified in classifying rheumatic inflammation of joints as a metastatic form of arthritis, is not a common condition, though seen in mature and aged animals.
Infection by contiguous extension occurs and also metastaticinvolvement is met with occasionally.
Rheumatism or metastatic infection may be the cause of hip lameness as well as affections of the pelvic bones, lumbar and sacral vertebrae.
Whether there existed a psoic phlegmon due to metastatic infection or necrosis of a part of a lumber or dorsal vertebra is a matter for speculation.
The liver was bleached, fatty, but of firm consistency, and with no apparent metastatic abscesses.
It is certainly worthy of note that the uterus, peritoneum and intestines showed nothing special, but the liver was full of metastatic abscesses.
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