Case of Tapeworm probably contracted by Eating Beef or Veal

An unusual gastric encounter: a beef tapeworm diagnosed by gastroscopy.

A 66-year-old man was referred for investigation of melena with a fall in hemoglobin of 1.5g/dl over 3 days. He was undergoing treatment with carboplatin, gemcitabine, and erlotinib for bone metastases from a non-small cell lung cancer andwas taking fluindione for atrial fibrillation. He complained of diffuse abdominal pain and moderate weight loss, both of which were being attributed to his ch...

Acute disseminated histoplasmosis of pulmonary origin probably contracted in Britain.

Histoplasmosis in any form is an unusual finding in Great Britain. The case described in this paper is that of a man with bilateral pulmonary histoplasmosis which terminated with an acute disseminated infection. It is believed to be an example of an indigenous British infection. Symmers (1956) made a critical analysis of the 15 cases of histoplasmosis reported in Great Britain up to 1956 and fo...

Malaria Contracted after Splenectomy for Splenomegaly Probably Caused by Kala-Azar

A case of tapeworm infestation.

An Outbreak of Anthrax Contracted from Handling Infected Beef

prevailed among the villagers, and I proceeded to Sripur to investigate matters. I found four further cases who were still suffering from malignant pustules, the pustules having broken down and forming the characteristic ulcers, as shewn in the illustration on p. 23. The ulcer on the back of the adult female patient had given rise to much sloughing and had exposed the tendons. Films and scrapin...