Infantile kala-azar in Britain.

A case of infantile kala-azar.

S. W. {aged 7 years} was seen at the Medical Outpatient Department on May 26, 1948,' and admitted the same day for investigation. She had been in good health until two . months previously when she began, to appear off-colour. She would not eat, was miserable and testy, seemed to have lost weight and complained of headaches. The patient was born in Malta, of an English father and a Maltese mothe...

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...

Agranulocytosis in Kala-Azar

Globulins in Kala-Azar

distilled water it becomes cloudy owing to partial precipitation of the serum globulin. Under certain circumstances, a copious precipitate forms instead of a mere cloudiness. This precipitate is due to a globulin-like substance as is evident from the following facts:? (1) It is soluble in normal saline, in dilute acids, and in dilute soda bicarb, solution. It is also soluble in sodium hydrate s...

Kala Azar in Patna