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Result of examination of finger blood. |
Result of examination of splenic blood. |
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TEZPUR AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT—concld. |
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Case 26.— Sankopaha, aged 26 years; an inmate of Tezpur Lunatic Asylum. He gets an attack of acute mania about twice a year. His present disease was discovered at the end of May; he is losing weight very rapidly and his spleen and liver are greatly enlarged. The temperature has ranged between 99° and 101° for the past month. Spleen beyond umbilicus. Liver 2 inches below the ribs. Temperature chart XVI . |
No malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
Many " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
Case 27.—Ramkooar, woman, aged 35 years; seen in the hospital of the Bootiachang tea garden; has been in hospital 2 months suffering from fever and enlargement of the spleen; quinine has been given daily without effect. Temperature 102.4°. Spleen to umbilicus. Liver I inch below ribs. |
No malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
A few " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
Case 28.— Hiradhan, son of previous patient; seen in the hospital of the Bootiachang tea garden; has been ill about 8 months; suffers much from dysentery. Temperature 99.2°. Spleen to umbilicus. No enlargement of liver detected. |
No malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
Numerous " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
Case 29.—Fudnee, woman; seen in the hospital of the Bootiachang tea garden; has had fever off and on for a year. Spleen 3 fingers breadth below costal margin. Liver more than 1 hand's breadth below costal margin. |
No malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
Many " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
Case 30.—Seboo, a tea-garden cooly, aged 30 years; seen at the Sonajuli hospital of the Takibari tea gardens; admitted for fever and anæmia on 8th April 1904; is a typical case of kala azar.* |
N o malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
Numerous " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
SALONAH DISTRICT NEAR NOWGONG. | ||
Case 31.—Sindhoo, a tea-garden cooly, aged about 30 years; seen in the hospital of Salonah new lines. In 1898 he was placed in the segrega- tion camp for 18 months as a case of kala agar, and while resident in the camp his wife and daughter died of the disease. At the end of that time he was discharged as cured and enjoyed good health for 3 years. He has now been suffering from constant low fever for 90 days. Spleen enlarged to umbilicus. No enlargement of liver detected. Temperature chart X. |
No malaria parasites ; no pigment; no other parasites. |
Numerous " Leishman " parasites; no malaria parasites; no pigment. |
* During my visit to Borjulie I saw a large number of characteristic cases of kala azar among the tea-garden coolies.
In the spleen-blood of all cases which I should have diagnosed as kala azar Dr. Bentley had already found "Leishman"
parasites. For this reason I did not think it necessary to examine their blood again and they are not entered here.