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No. | Place. | Name and age. |
Condition of spleen. | Other particulars of the case. | Results of examination of blood. |
4 | Moriaputty (Golaghat district). |
Hait Ali; 9 years. |
Beyond the um- bilicus. |
Has suffered from occasional attacks of fever for a year; has been free from fever for nearly 2 months. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. |
5 | ,, | Haru Aya ; 16 years. |
Four inches be- low the costal margin. |
Liver palpable. She stated that she had an attack of continued fever, which lasted 20 days, 6 months ago. Afterwards she was well for 2 months. Since then she has had fever occasionally. No fever at time of examination. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. |
6 | ,, | Dalnoor; 28 years. |
To umbilicus. | The patient stated that he had had attacks of fever for about 6 months: in the first attack, which lasted about 2 months, the fever came on every other day. He noticed that his spleen was en- larging. He was doing his work and had no fever at the time of examination. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. |
7 | ,, | Gopin; 18 years. | To umbilicus . | A history of occasional attacks of fever for a year. Lately it has come on almost every day. The patient is well- nourished and not markedly anæmic. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. One large Simple Tertian parasite in a stippled cell (Romanowsky's stain) found. No other parasites. |
8 | ,, | Lakshman Singh; 25 years. |
Beyond the um- bilicus. |
Liver one inch below the costal margin. It is stated that the patient has had fever " off and on" for a year. The fever comes on at intervals and often he is free from it for a month or more. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. |
9 | ,, | Thor por ; 30 years. |
One hand's breadth below the costal margin. |
A history of fever nearly every day for two months. The patient is very anemic. He is attending hospital and is taking a " spleen mixture" which contains small doses of quinine. |
Finger blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. Spleen blood. No malaria parasites; no pigment; no other parasites. |