"Leishmania Donovani" in the Soudan.
"Leishmania Donovani" in the Soudan.
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.1.2265.1252
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发表时间:
1904-01-01
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Neave, S
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Neave, S
THic following instance of Leishnzania donovani found by me at the Omdurman Civil Hospital is, I believe, the first case found in Africa except that occurring in Tunis on November 3rd last, and reported by M. Laveran. The case was under the control of Dr. JB Christopheraon, and it is by his kind permission that I publish this account. On March igth I examined H. B., a boy aged about 8 or 9 years, who had just been moved from the hospital at Khartoum as a matter of convenience. He had come from Mesharareck in the Bahr-el-Gazal, some 8oo miles up the river, to be treated for chronic diarrhoea, and had recovered from this, but had a daily rise of temperature, usually remitting to normal, and commonly rising to I010 at night. This has continued till the time of writing. He was very emaciated, and his spleeui was enlarged downto the level of the navel, but well to the left of it. The glands in both axillae and groins were also enlarged. Subject to the above, there were no abnormal signs or symptoms; he complained of no pain, and expressed himself contented with his lot. Examination of the blood showed no malarial parasite either in the splenic or peripheral blood, but the former was full of Leishmania donovani. At the time I had unfortunately broken my haemocytometer, and had to put offa corpuscle count until April gth, when the following was the result: Erythrocytes