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On a H^matozoon in Human Blood, its relation to Chyluria and other Diseases. 



By Dr. T. E. Lewis. 1874. 



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Introductory Remarks : — Showing that " Hfematozoa," strictly so called, had not 

 hitherto been demonsti-ated to exist in man — Hajraatozoa in human blood, when first discovered 

 — Similar worms detected in the urine more than two years previously — -Details of case — Name 

 provisionally adopted for the hsematozoon : — " Filaria sanguinis liominis " — Particulars con- 

 cerning the man in whom this filaria was fii-st detected in the blood — The medical history of 

 a native woman suffering from chyluria — Filariae in the blood — Another case of chyluria with 

 extreme infection of the blood with filarite — Approximate number of haematozoa in the 

 circulation of this person — Filariae detected in the copious secretion from the eyelids of the 

 same person — The medical history of a European woman whose blood was invaded by hasmatozoa 

 — Fatal termination of the above case and post-mortem appearances — Method adopted for 

 the detection of haematozoa in the circulation — Magnifying powers advisable to employ— The 

 general aspect of the hasmatozoon during life — The general aspect of the worm after death — 

 The minute anatomy of the hsematozoon— Its average measurements — The hasmatozoon, trichina 

 spiralis, and the guinea-worm compared — Result of microscopical examination of the kidneys 

 and supra-renal capsules of a person in whose blood filarite existed — The general aspect and 

 chemical constitution of chylous urine — Microscopical examination of chylous urine — Filariae 

 usually abundant — The difficulty sometimes experienced in detecting the filariae in the urine 

 — Illustrative case— The salient features of chyluria — The probable cause and pathology of 

 chyluria — Various abnormal conditions associated with chyluria — Haematozoa in lower animals 

 — Period during which haematozoa may live in the circulation, with illustrative case — A summary 

 of the principal facts and inferences recorded 503 — 532 



The Pathological Significance of Nematode H^matozoa. By Dr. T. R. Lewis. 1874. 



Introductory Remarks : — A summary of previous observations — Inferences drawn 

 as to the connection of the Filaria sanguinis liominis with disease — Haematozoa in dogs 

 in France, China, Japan, and America — The Filaria. immitis — Leiserung on strongyloid worms 

 in the venous circulation in dogs — Discovery of nematode hasmatozoa in pariah dogs in India 

 — The anatomy of human and canine h^matozoon compared — Method of examination re- 

 commended — The prevalence of hematozoa in pariah dogs — Pathological appearances co-existent 

 with the parasite — Tumours, &c. — Nature of the smaller tumours — Anatomy of the various stages 

 of development of the parasite (^Filaria sanguinolenta') found in the tumours, &c. — Description 

 of the mature parasite — male and female — The ova — The embryos — Attempts at artificial 

 hatching of the ova — What is the relation of the embryos in the blood to the embryos in the 

 ova? — Probable mode of development of the Filaria sanguinolenta — Are there any symptoms 

 indicative of hasmatozoa in dogs? — Application of the foregoing facts to the pathology of the 

 subject in man — Result of a second piost-mortem examination of a person whose blood contained 

 the Filaria sanguinis hominis — Morbid conditions associated with nematode haematozoa in man 

 — The class of cases in which the urinary tract only is affected — Four cases illustrating this 

 condition — Class of cases in which the subcutaneous tissue is affected — Four cases of elephantoid 

 disease illustrating this condition — Various views regarding the production of chyluria — Reasons 

 for attributing these morbid phenomena to a parasitic origin 533 — 556 



The Microscopic Organisms found in the Blood of Man and Animals, and their 

 Relations to Disease. By Dr. T. R Lewis. 1878, 



Introductory Remarks : — The varieties of organisms found in the blood — The (probably) 

 pseudo-organisms of the blood — The supposed organisms of healthy blood — MM. B6champ and 

 Estor's Microzyma sangtiinis — Supposed real character of Mierozyma sanguinis — Syphilis- 

 corpuscles or micrococci 560 — 563 



