The Pathology of the Pneumonia in the United States Army Camps During the Winter of 1917-1918.

Abstract

Dr. MacCallum was a member of two commissions appointed by the Surgeon-General of the Army to study the pneumonia existing among troops during 1917-1918. The pneumonia referred to was particularly that following measles. The pamphlet does not cover the severe and fatal bronchopneumonia following the influenza epidemic, except for a short supplementary note. Preliminary reports as to the findings of these commissions have appeared in articles by Dr. MacCallum and others published from time to time inThe Journal. The present volume goes into the matter in considerable detail and supplements it with fifty-three excellent plates illustrating microscopic and macroscopic pathology of the disease.