A Case of Hydatids of the Liver
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The patient works as clerk to a sugar merchant; his home is in Kathiawar, India, which he last visited in June, 1930; he has not been abroad elsewhere. He is a strict vegetarian; his source of drinking water was from wells in India and pipes in Rangoon. He likes dogs but keeps none. Past history.?Patient had a similar attack of low fever about a year and a half ago. Present history.?On admission the patient's general appearance was toxic. The pulse rapid, temperature 100.4?F. The tongue was dry and coated. The liver
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دوره 66 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016