Diseases Of The Nose Throat And Ear

THE PHARYNX AND NASOPHARYNX

.after each feed. The condition may be treated by systemic
nystatin giveiEDralry in doses of 100 000 units four times daily for a week, or
*^mphotericirJwungilin) lozenges 10 mg four times daily.

Candida qjjijcans may be caused by the long-term use of antibiotics, and
spots on the tonsils or the posterior pharyngeal wall. The
Skhat for thrush.

Blastomycosis produces shallow granulating ulcers, and it responds to a
slow intravenous infusion of amphotericin (Fungizone). There is a danger of
renal damage if the infusion is not slow. Local lozenges of the same drug
(Fungilin) may be allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth, and have a local
eifect on the lesion.

Actinomycosis gives rise to characteristic sulphur granules in the pus of deep
ulcers, and may be treated by a prolonged course of penicillin.

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