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infant with subdural hemorrhage, suppurative pancreatitis, and 

 acute choledochitis. The rest were simple catarrhal inflam- 

 mations. 



Acute enterocolitis, 51 cases. Thirty-seven were catarrhal, 14 

 of which were complicated with bronchopneumonia, 5 with otitis 

 media, 2 with meningitis, with aspiration of food into the lungs, 

 1 with bronchiectatic abscesses in the lungs and empyaema, and 

 1 with ischiorectal abscess. 



The diphtheritic type of lesion was encountered in 14 cases 

 and the ulcerative in 3 cases. In three instances of the first 

 and one of the latter, which was bacillary, peritonitis was found. 



Chronic enterocolitis, 16 cases. Five were associated with 

 bronchopneumonia, 2 with miliary tuberculosis, 2 with otitis 

 media, 3 with nephritis, 1 with renal and vesical calculi, 1 with 

 ulcerative colitis, 1 with gastric ulcer, and 1 with malaria. 



Acute colitis, 33 cases. Thirteen of these were catarrhal, 10 

 ulcerative, 4 membranous, and 5 ulcerative and membranous. 

 The ulcerative cases were interesting, for they were associated 

 with different lesions, as duodenal ulcer, burn, noma, and perito- 

 nitis. Of the latter there were 4 cases, and with bronchopneu- 

 monia, 2 cases. All the ulcerative and diphtheritic cases were 

 pure types of bacillary dysentery, 3 of which were associated with 

 bronchopneumonia. Three of the membranous types had pneu- 

 monia and 1 tuberculous adenitis. Six cases of the catarrhal 

 type were associated with bronchopneumonia, 1 with lobar pneu- 

 monia, 1 with omphalitis, and 2 with otitis media. One of these 

 had also suppurative leptomeningitis. Three cases had nephritis, 

 1 had duodenal ulcer due to extensive burn, and 1 died due to 

 aspiration of food into the trachea and bronchial tubes. 



Chronic colitis, 34 cases. Twelve of these were catarrhal, 18 

 ulcerative, 3 diphtheritic, and 1 amoebic. Six cases of the catarr- 

 hal type were associated with bronchopneumonia, 3 with otitis 

 media, 1 with pyaemia, and 1 with tuberculosis. Six of the ulcer- 

 ative type had bronchopneumonia, 2 otitis media, 1 streptococ- 

 csemia, 2 tuberculosis, and 1 inguinal hernia. The description of 

 the lesions in the amoebic colitis is not typical. 



In many of these cases of gastrointestinal lesions the diagnosis 

 of malnutrition was encountered. 



OTHER PATHOLOGIC LESIONS OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL 



Ulcers in the alimentary tract of infants are not rare. 



Ulcer of the oesophagus was found in a male, 1 month old, 

 diagnosed clinically as infantile beriberi and confirmed anatomi- 

 cally. 



