FRANK W P, WOOLINGTON S S, RADER G E
Calif Med. 1950 Jul;73(1):30-4.
Because of the great variety of early symptoms of poliomyelitis and their similarity to the symptoms of a number of other diseases, in times of epidemic many patients are admitted to hospital on suspicion of poliomyelitis. At such times the prime purpose of the hospital admitting room staff is to distinguish between patients with poliomyelitis (or other diseases requiring immediate treatment) and those who may be referred into other channels. This presentation (1) points out the superficial similarities of the clinically observable signs and symptoms and of laboratory data in poliomyelitis and in other diseases, and (2) discusses the more occult dissimilarities which aid in differentiation.
由于小儿麻痹症的早期症状种类繁多,且与其他多种疾病的症状相似,在流行期间,许多疑似小儿麻痹症的患者会被收治入院。在此期间,医院收治处工作人员的主要目的是区分患有小儿麻痹症的患者(或其他需要立即治疗的疾病患者)和那些可转入其他渠道的患者。本报告(1)指出了小儿麻痹症与其他疾病在临床可观察到的体征、症状及实验室数据方面的表面相似性,(2)并讨论了有助于鉴别的更隐匿的差异。