Intramuscular Quinine in Malaria
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Sir,?I have seen the correspondence on this subject in two or more numbers of the Gazette, and perhaps I may be permitted to record my experience in it. Some years ago I was in charge of a hospital in a malarious district, and, if my memory serves me right, I had occasion to treat about 740 cases microscopically proved to be malaria in 2 years and 10 months' time. I administered over 3,000 intramuscular injections of quinine during this period and a few intravenous injections also. I met with no unpleasant results whatever. I might say that I had only 3 abscess formations in the whole series. I fail therefore to appreciate the fears expressed by your correspondents, and in my opinion, if due care be taken, quinine can be administered intramuscularly without any untoward consequences.?Yours, etc..
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Intramuscular Quinine in Malaria
To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. Sir,?Having read the letter by Dr. D. M. Vasavada in your issue for October 1930 on intravenous quinine, j. am prompted to write to you to emphasise the value o intramuscular injections of quinine in malaria. TllC intramuscular injection is not followed by the fall i11 blood-pressure which occurs with intravenous injeC" lions, the method is easy and sa...
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