A Case of Peripheral Neuritis Probably Malarial
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as the patient was in a state of commencing malarial cachexia. lie was anaemic, had enlargement of the spleen (down to edge of ribs). Uremic murmurs in the vessels of the neck. Heart sounds normal. Pulse 82 to 90, small and , compressible. The low fever as is common in chronic malarial cases did not respond to repeated doses of quinine. Previous history.?Patient was a resident of ; North Purnea, and had suffered two years ago from that form of severe malarial cachexia known
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