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(1) trees antimony] tartrate 
(2) Ammonium hyperacid antimony tartrate. 
(3) Phenyl ia of sodiu 
@ Stibe 
Thes posses Be have been used by me either intra- Sire ee or 
intramnoscalanly or both and the effects of ee oa are detailed in my 
paper. The focal reactions in cases in which they were used reelamati 
Jarly are also pointed out, 
Quinine haemoglobinuria and the dangers of rapid intra- 
venous injection of concentrated solution of quinine in 
the treatment of malarial fever.—By U. N. Branma- 
CHARI. 
The first part of er paper refers to cases, which 
meets with. One such recent case is fully described in this paper. 
Patient had bp attack of malarial gow six way ths ago. en ge a ae 
ay ae of 10 grains of qui the e had haemoglobinuria. 
e had recently another attack or malarial dest r, ring parasites being 
Ss given ula is w 
blood. uinine 
followed by haemoglobinuria. The paper is ieeeaded to open a discus- 
i f such case 
The second part of this er ; cafens to the dangerous fall of blood 
pees thet m may follow breavetiaion injection of concentrated solutions 
malarial fever. In ini ini 
should be still slower in the f patients under wd Rho of age. 
Bayliss’ solution does not prevent the fall “of blood pressure that may 
take place after intravenous injection of quinine given witons proper 
precautions. 
Notes on relapsing fever —Sy P. Basv. 
Two different types of Relapsing Fever occur in India both of which 
other. One has alre been described as the cause of Indian Relapsing 
Fever but the other variety is common in Punjab. In the first type signs 
a ptoms exactly similar to those descri 
Fever (caused by S$ schandinnia carteri) are cases aa 
ra an initial fe which continues fro ays 
d which time Spirochaetes are freely found in the circulating blood. 
in 2h 
Vacnitins, slight enlargement of spleen and jaundice are usual con- 
comitants. In some cases complications (bronchitis, recedes symptoms, 
ete.) develop. These cases generally get a point ithin six to ten 
(often 7) days, and ee even a second relap 
has not hitherto been dearibed, the symptoms are a 
h itial fever starts with rigor and lasts for wong ie ‘three days 
without any sign of v ng, or enlargement of spleen. Com ions 
are © nd the relapses are unco orphological characters 
of thi illum are quite different from the first 1 
is Spir q It sho 
tion, the curve being more opened out and thread is usually doubled or 
coiled up. In fact the main differences betwee n the t and second 
& e lows :— 
f? b variet 
Character. Spirillum Carteri. ats At hor vecinns. 4 
Length os — spiral more Short spiral, not more than 
an 
Curve .. Open curve a Open curve, usually doubled 
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