Typhus in the Northern Circars
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Urine : Albumin +. No sugar or casts. Widal.?Negative 1 in 25 for B. typhosus, and para A, B and and C. Weil-Felix reaction.?OXK 25, OX2 -f100, 0X19 + 200. Progress.?The temperature became normal on the morning of the 14th day of illness. He had slight rise of temperature in the evening for the next 3 days, and it settled down to normal on the 18th day. The hiccough continued till the 16th day. He was voiding urine in bed till the 17th day. Recovery was uneventful and complete.
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Typhus in the Northern Circars
Sin,?With reference to the article 'Typhus in the Northern Circars' that appeared in the l.M G. for September 1949 (page 393) I may please be allowed to put forth my views about it. While one agrees that some, if not many, of the pyrexias of unknown origin may be typhus-like or typhus fevers, it is not very safe to diasnose a case of typhus clinically especially when it relates to a couple or s...
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