MÉNIÈRE'S DISEASE: ITS PATHOLOGIC FEATURES, CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS AND THERAPY
Authors: M SALTZMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 May 1952MÉNIÈRE'S DISEASE: ITS PATHOLOGIC FEATURES, CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS AND THERAPYMAURICE SALTZMAN, M.D.MAURICE SALTZMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-5-1157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMÉNIÈRE1 discovered, at autopsy, an inner ear lesion which afforded an explanation for a symptom complex he had observed during the patient's last illness. A summary of the case history follows:A young woman was seized with sudden vertigo, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus and deafness. The attack lasted five days, terminating in death. At autopsy, the brain and spinal cord disclosed no abnormality. The histologic study of the inner ear showed the perilymph spaces of the semicircular canals and vestibule to be filled with a reddish plastic exudate as a result of a recent hemorrhage. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Presented before the Section on General Medicine of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia, May 28, 1951. Received for publication October 19, 1951.From the Department of Oto-Rhinology, Temple University School of Medicine. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1952Volume 36, Issue 5Page: 1157-1166KeywordsAutopsyBrainDeafnessHemorrhageLesionsNauseaSpinal cordTinnitusVertigoVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1952 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1952, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...