Overlevelse etter operasjon for ulcus perforatum

Ulcus Tropicum in Fazilka (Punjab)

Ulcus Tropicum in Kanara District

To the Editor, The; Indian Medicai, GazUTTE. Sir,?I was much interested in the two accounts in the Gazette for December. 1929, and January, 1930, of a special kind of ulcer (" Naga sore") on the leg encountered by the writers in Gwalior and Rajputana respectively. From the authors' description of the sore, its site, its mode of onset, its resistance to anti-syphilitic measures, its relationship...

Case of Ulcus Serpiginosum of the Vulva

The Treatment of Ulcus Tropicum

Sir,?;In your issue for April 1930, Dr. Hebbar of Byndoor. South ICnnara, asked for details of " Dr. Hugh Smith's method" of treatment of tropical ulcers, as carried out by me. The details are as follows:? As soon as the patient is admitted the part is well washed with hot water. Pure iodoform is then sprinkled on the ulcer and a charcoal poultice is then applied. This process is repeated three...

Intravenous Iodine in Ulcus Tropicum

To the Editor, Th? Indian Mivdicai, Gazette. Sir,?We have been using iodine intravenously in all cases of sores which become septic from a slight injury. The patients are all coolie labourers working in manganese and iron mines and the site of the sore is generally on the foot, downwards. These sores are very similar toNaga sore as described in your Gazette. The result of iodine injections is q...