Terramycin in early lymphogranuloma venereum.

Altogether nineteen cases were treated, six at Accra, thirteen at Kaduna. All were adult male Africans, members of the Royal West African Frontier Force, between the ages of 20 and 30. Cases were seen early, the mean duration of symptoms before admission being approximately 8 days. No reliable information as to exposure was obtainable. Clinical examination and a Kahn reaction were carried out in all cases. No Frei antigen was available at Accra, where the diagnosis was made on clinical grounds, but all cases at Kaduna gave a positive skin reaction to antigen prepared by Frei's original method (Frei, 1925).