The Prognostic Value of the Aldehyde Reaction in Kala-Azar
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an attempt to see when these properties attain their normal values during the course of treatment of kala-azar patients, it was found that even after a period of two months after the courses of injections are finished, the serum does not attain its normal value so far as these physical properties are concerned. Simultaneously with these experiments, Napier's aldehyde reaction has also been followed up in a quantitative manner and it has been found that this enables us to understand many otherwise inexplicable facts by differentiation of the times of gelation and complete opacity in this reaction (loc. cit.). Napier (1922) demonstrated the value of this reaction in the diagnosis of kala-azar, and it is now universally known. That the same reaction might be useful in indicating the progress of the disease towards cure is still only vaguely recognized. By differentiation of the times of gelation and complete opacity of kala-azar serum after the addition of formalin when the patient is under treatment, the reaction can be used as an indication of the progress towards cure.
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