BACTERIAL INOCULATION 



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Cellulitis and Dermatitis. — Under these headings 

 are included erysipelas, Ludwig's angina and pemphi- 

 gus , commonly associated with lymphangitis and 

 lymphadenitis. The preponderant invading organism 

 is the streptococcus, although the staphylococcus is 

 also found. Streptococcal infections of this class, in 



Fig. 45. — Mrs. C. Tonsillitis, peritonsillitis and'toxic arthritis. Even after deep 

 cervical incisions through an extensive cellulitis to the tonsillar region for drainage, 

 the patient did not progress satisfactorily until the administration of an autogenous 

 bacterin, which exerted a specific and immediate beneficial effect both on the cervical 

 infection and also on the arthritic manifestations. 



the acute stage, run a short course immeasurably in- 

 fluenced by bacterins; in the subacute, chronic or re- 

 current stages, bacterial inoculations have proved of 

 immense benefit, at times performing the incredible 

 (Figs. 44 and 45). 



Impetigo and Sycosis, — The invading microbe 



