FURTHER STUDIES ON KALA-AZAR

Further Studies on Kala-azar

THE SUMMARY OF OUR EXPERIMENTS (TABLE V) INCLUDING DATA PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Twenty-two patients were studied, in all of whom the diagnosis of kala-azar was confirmed by puncture of the spleen or liver, with recovery of Leishman-Donovan bodies. 2. Microscopic examination of the nasal secretions revealed typical parasites in twelve (54.5 per cent) of the twenty-two cases. 3. Mic...

Studies on Plasma Proteins. I. Kala-Azar

Studies on the pancytopenia of kala-azar.

I T HAS long been recognized that visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) is accompanied by marked changes in the peripheral blood, namely; pronounced leukopenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia.'' Pathologically, the disease is characterized by a marked hyperplasia of the reticulo-endothelial system, particularly of the spleen, liver, bone marrow and lymph nodes. As a result of this reticulo-endothelia...

Further Clinical Observations on Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

iat, as far as they are concerned, this paper Wlll constitute a final clinical report. hrom 1922, when the condition was first described, until the end of 1925 only odd cases popped up, but from about November 1925 to present date a steadily increasing stream of Patients with these lesions have come to the chool of Tropical Medicine for diagnosis and reatment. A series of 44 cases was reported ...

Kala Azar

To the Editor, "Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?In the communication from Surgn.-Capt. P. W. O'Gorman in your issue for November regarding hda azar I see no mention of the fact of his having made use of the microscope in his search for anchylostomata. If, instead of straining the motion and examining them microscopically, he examines them microscopically according to the directions given by Sonsi...