On Certain Rapidly Fatal Cases of Urethral Fever following Catheterism

Notes on Certain Cases of Fever

During the time that the regiment to which I was attached was stationed in the Suez Canal Zone, many cases of fever occurred among the rank and file. Prior to our arrival in Egypt, we had been stationed for more than a year in Aden or the immediate vicinity, and during the last five or six months bf that time in the outlying village of Sheikh Othman, where anopheles mosquitoes existed in large ...

Febrile Illness with Rapidly Fatal Cases: Inquiry into Outbreaks of

Three Fatal Cases of Blackwater Fever *Rearranged by the Editor.

a class by themselves and in spite of every possible treatment ended fatally. This season cases are occurring which start with anuria and die of uraemia, in spite of intravenous alkaline saline. The kidneys appear to be blocked so completely that after saline not a drop of urine is secreted. Case 1.?Boka, Chinaman, male, aged 50, carpenter, Gopalpur Tea Estate, got blackwater fever on 16th July...

Rapidly Fatal Radiation-induced Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) typically occurs as a primary tumour (i.e., primary GBM) and predominantly affects elderly patients. The remaining ~10% occur as a result of malignant progression from lower grade astrocytic tumours (i.e., secondary GBM). Although there are no certain causative environmental agents, prior radiation exposure may play a role. We report on a patient who had been treated six year...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome following Dengue Fever: Report of 3 Cases

development presented with progressive weakness of lower limbs which at the time of presentation involved the upper limbs as well. There was no history of seizures or loss of consciousness Two weeks prior to the illness the child had a bout of high-grade fever and myalgia associated with headache and vomiting. The local physician noticed a rash over the face and trunk. The complaints subsided w...