Ophthalmic Reaction in Early Phthisis

Sepoy Man Bahadur, No. 726/8, of the Myitkyina Military Police Battalion, has been under in}' observation for nca.ly 18 months, and from the very beginning tubercle of the lung has been suspected. In the early part of 1908 when he first came under observation he had no physical signs of phthisis; lie was, however, losing flesh, had a slight cough and is said to have spat some blood. His sputum was repeatedly examined for T. B? but none were found. On 14th March 1908,1 tried Calmette's Ophthalmic reaction test and got a positive result in the left eye after 30 hours. On 14th May 1908, I repeated the test, but this time in the right eye and again got a positive reaction. No T. B. could be found in the sputum. The man lias