discharged apparently well on the 28th of that month. This morning (8th February) his temperature is 1034?, and there is great debility and anorexia. February 9th.?Slight gurgiing in right iliac fossa : no or spots. Three stoo is yesterday: two during the night. Tongue moist: edges red. Unable to sleep and is extremely weak. 1Oth ?Slept all nkht, having taken 3 ij Liq. Morphias.

tenderness

Abdomen normal. Suffers from considerable and is extremely feeble. Appetite very much Continue quinine, 20 grains daily.

deafness, improved.

11th.?Sweated profusely yesterday: slept fairly : puise improved in quality. 12th.?Slept well: bowels normal: less perspiration : deafness remains. lAth Heavy perspiration last

night:

?

clothes. 16th.?No perspiration last two head symptoms. 18th.?Saturated sheets last

saturated bed

nights: slept fairly

night:

: no

feel better. Continue

quinine. 2ts?.?Every two or three nights has severe perspirations which necessitate entire change of bedding. Appetite not

good ;

gaining strength.

22nd ?Complains of pain in left shoulder and knee. 2ith ?Says pain in left knee is worse: no heat or swelling. Sleeps an d eats fairly: tongue clean: bowels

sluggish :

urine normal.

Quinine 5 grains thrice daily.

March 5th.? Feeis better:

pains nearly

gone:

sleeps

and eats well. 1 Oth?Has had theless seems to little deaf.

CONTINUED FEVER AT ADEN. By Surgeon-Major Hubert

Greene,

but neverIs etill a

17th.?Discharged to light duty with a view to his obtaining change of air at " The Isthmus" outpost. 26th.?Passed an Invaliding Board, being recommended for change of climate to England. April 1th.?Sailed in H. M. S. Himalaya N. B.?His

A M.D.

(Concluded from page 198). Case No. 5.?Private H. Dempsey, age 29; time in India 5T'5 years. This man was in hospital fora few days the la'ter end of January suffering from fever, for which he received the usual quinine treatment, and was Temperature

night sweats lately, improve; appetite good.

severe

condition has not

improved much since his discharge

from hosptial.

and Pulse Record.

February. Date.

9

13

Day of disease

3

7

Morning temp.

103-4 103

101-2

100-6

14

101-8

100

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

101-8

101-6

98

98-

99-2

98-6

102-4

104-2

25

26

27

28

17

19

20

21

22

99-2

99-2

98-5

99-2 ?

Evening temp.

104-8

104-6

100

Pulse

101-6

92

101

103-2

101-8

104-G

103-4

SO

104

102*6

90

101-2

102-

100-6

101-4

92

SS

M arch. Date.

Day of disease Morning temperature

3 25 100-2

100

27

28

100

100-2

31 101

100

Evening temperature 101 8 101-6 104

102-2 102-2 102-5 102-8 102-6

Tulse

100

100

92

100

12

33

34

98-2

98

14

15

16

35

36

37

38

97-6

97-2

13

102-6 100

100

92

78

96 1

11

Standing.

97 98-5 *128

99 ?

101-8 101-2 101-8

THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE.

218 Case No.

6.?Sergeant

H.

Bates,

time in

age 23;

appetite pretty good. Haa some Omit Warburg. Turpentine applied. To have following mix-

Slept fairly:

ance.

difficulty in micturating.

India 6 years. This man was

fomentations to

discharged from hospital on the 25th January, having been under treatment for fever since the 21st of the same month. Yesterday (Feb. 8) he rerurned to hospital, his temperature last evening being 104 8?; and this morning he is re admitted. Present state : Temp. 103? ; pulse 92 : respirations 82. Gurglin g in right iliac fossa : no spots or tenderness :

be

ture :?

R. Decoct. Scoparii ad Potass. Nitratis 3 iij

Jviij. Spt.

Nit.

Eth.

urine normal. March 1st ?Fainted last evening back easier : appetite falling off.

2.6th.?Slept well;

sunken: tongue dry, and transversely fissured, edges red : lias not been loose lately, but has felt out of sorts for a long time. No sleep last night though chloral was given. Ordered 5 grains of quinine thrice

at stool.

4th.?Improved till yesterday, when he had

7th.?Has felt better for the last few

February 10th.?Four scanty stools yesterday : none during night. Says his abdomen is tender ail over: slight gurgling in right side. Respiration 22. l\th.?Three or four stools yesterday : slept a little :

19^.?Says

he feels better.

Omit

stipated.

becom-

clearly

evening

103-8?.

R.

nor-

purgative

Mucil. Tr. Card. Co.

was

18th.?Feels better:

:

unable to

move

Day of disease

..

Morning temp.

Evening temp.

104-8

Pulse

9

U

3

5

103

100-6 100

103'!

102

92

88

80

76

72

J iss not

joints

tbrice so

daily. painful.

Urine

pain

in

right hip shooting down

Record.

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

25

26

28

1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

22

23

99*4

99-2

98'6

100

100-2

100

101

100

100*8

101-6

103-8

104*8

103-f

1026

101-2

01-2 101

102

Jj.

26th.?Passed an Invaliding Board, being recommended for change of climate to England. April 1th.?Sailed in H. M. S. Himalaya. N. B.? General appearance indicative of extreme debility.

of

without assist-

15

of

23rd.?Complains leg.

Temperature and Pulse February. Dfete.

mortar and add

healthy.

in drachm doses

25th.?Back very bad

a

3 ij*

Tr. Sennaa Co. 3 iv. Aquam ad | xij.

administered and this morning ?ss of Warburg's tincture secundum artem, to be repeated in 3 hours. Vesp. temp. 102*8?. Bowels freely opened. 22nd?Bad night, but feels better : tongue dry and stained yellow. Warburg's tincture to be given 3 times

23rd.?Slept badly : tongue moist and clean. 24th.?Perspired violently last night. Complains severe pain in lumbar region.

days. Very

Potass. Bicarb. 3 iv.

Quiuise Sulph. 3ij. Aq. 3 iv. Mix in

quinine : expectant A

arm

Omit mixture.

14th.?Left wrist swollen and tender.

treatment. 21 st.?Temp, last

sadden

a

little pain anywhere : sleeps fairly : appetite pretty good. Ordered bark and ammonia in effervescence. Omit diuretic. 12th.?Right wrist swollen and painful: bowels con-

tongue moist.

16th.? Perspired again last night. Tongue mal. Bowels have not acted for some days.

Pain in

accession of pain in right elbow joint rendering useless. Back much better: appetite also improved.

daily.

Tongue

Unciam

?ss.

ter die.

abdomen

14

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