Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1952, Qupperneq 94

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Eitt sindur um tuberklasmittuna
og ofta hogan hita, sæst hetta ikki á honum, og hann kenn-
ir sær heldur ikki hita, tá ið hann liggur.
Eftir tí, her er nevnt, átti ikki at verið torfort at av-
gera smittuhita, og tað er tað heldur ikki, um so er, at ið
við, tá vit kanna sjúklingar við hita, hugsa um henda mogu-
leika.
Summary.
This paper is part of a treatise dealing with the clinical
features of primary tuberculous infection, and the purpose
of the present work is to contribute to the clinic of primary
tuberculosis.
Some literature about the theme is surveyed.
The material used has been collected at the Tubercu-
losis Station of the Faroe Islands at Hoydal during the au-
thor’s time of service there from 1939 to 1947. An account
is given of the working plan of this tuberculosis station, whe-
re besides ordinary station work special attention is paid to
the tuberculin register. The tuberculin reaction used has
been Pirquet ’s test.
The material comprises a total of 430 cases of initial
fever.
The fever curve for adults was typically continual,
while with children it vas irregular; the duration of the
fever was similar for children and adults, generally 2 or 3
weeks; in /y of the cases it lasted more than one month.
Maximum temperature generally about 39 degrees C
might, however, be higher, especially with children. The
duration and height of the fever had no prognostic signifi-
cance.
Slow pulse was a constant symptom with adults, but
was seldom noticed with children. This relative bradycardia
generally lasted till the middle of the fever period.
Erythema nodosum was a frequent symptom of initial
fever and occurred 76 times among the 430 cases of initial
fever.