A Case of Delirious Malaria
نویسنده
چکیده
Asylum attendant Hamdin, ret. 22, went off duty with fever at midday, tlie 17th July 1911, I saw him at 9 A.M. on the 18th, when he was delirious with a rectal temperature of 107?F., Pulse 110, weak and of poor tension, respirations rapid and shallow. Physical examination of organs disclosed nothing abnormal. I gave 10 grains of Bihydrochloride of quinine, dissolved in 25 minims of water, into the median basilic vein ; the effect was to depress the pulse markedly
منابع مشابه
Is the Concept of Delirious Mania Valid in the Elderly? A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Delirious mania has been well recognized in the published literature and in the clinic. Over the years there has been refinement of understanding of its clinical features, course, and treatment. The literature suggests that delirious mania should be considered in individuals who present with a constellation of sudden onset delirium, mania, and psychosis. However, delirious mania is not recogniz...
متن کاملNeonatal Malaria with Hyperglycemia and Hyperlipedemia: A Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: Neonatal Malaria manifests most commonly as fever ,anemia, hepatospleenomegaly, jaundice, loosestools and poor feeding however hyperglycemia and hyperlipedemia associated with malaria is not mentioned in literature. Case Presenttion : A full term neonate was admitted in December, in N.I.C.U. as fever and anemia with spleenohepatomegaly ,his peripheral smear was positive ...
متن کاملMisuse of Artemisinin Combination Therapies by Clients of Medicine Retailers Suspected to Have Malaria Without Prior Parasitological Confirmation in Nigeria
Background Prompt and effective case detection and treatment are vital components of the malaria case management strategy as malaria-endemic countries implement the testing, treating and tracking policy. The implementation of this policy in public and formal private sectors continue to receive great attention while the informal private retail sector (mostly the patent and propriety medicine ven...
متن کاملClinical features of delirious mania: a series of five cases and a brief literature review
BACKGROUND Little is known about the cause and psychopathology of delirious mania, a type of disorder where delirium and mania occur at the same time. This condition still has no formal diagnostic classification. To provide more information about this potentially life-threatening condition, we studied five patients with delirious mania. METHODS We describe the cases of five patients with deli...
متن کاملTreatment of Two Cases of Acute Meningitis (Pneumococcal Infection) by M. & B. 693
1. The first case was a boy aged 14 years residing in a densely populated area of Lahore. On the morning of 12th February last after severe headache and vomiting he developed acute cerebral symptoms in the form of a fit resembling an epileptic fit accompanied by rise of temperature to 103.4?F. The case was first considered to be cerebral malaria and was treated with atebrin on that day. But the...
متن کامل