Filariasis and elephantiasis in Fiji ; being a report to the London School of Tropical Medicine.
- Manson-Bahr, Philip Heinrich, Sir, 1881-
- Date:
- 1912
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Filariasis and elephantiasis in Fiji ; being a report to the London School of Tropical Medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.
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![FEMALES. Age. Number Number Percentage, infected, without signs. 1-10 .. 4 . 3 . . 75-0 10-20 .. 29 . . 22 .. 75-8 20 30 .. 33 . .. 23 .. 09-r, .30-40 .. 21 .. 12 .. 57-1 Ratio of those harbouring microfilariae, without clinical signs, to total filarial infection— ' Males. Females. 14-5 per cent. 38-7 per cent. APPENDIX VIII. Showing that the number of microfilariae present in the circulation is no indication of the severity of the lesions present. (1). With np sign of filarial disease : Below .5 micro- filariae per 16 c. mm. blood. 31-2 per cent. 5-20 micro- filariae per 16 c. mm. blood. 3.5-3 per cent. 20 -100 micro- filariae per 16 c. mm. blood. 27'0 per cent. 100-300 micro- filariae per 16 c. mm. blood. 5'9 percent. 300 microfilariae or over per 10 c. mm. blood. ■5 per cent. (2). With signs of filarial disease ; Below 5 micro- filariae per 16 0. mm. blood. 23-3 per cent. These include 7 cases ele- phantiasis, 5 hydroceles, 2 varicose en- larged groin glands, 4 enlarged testes, G abscess, 21 enlarged glands. 5-20 micro- filariae per 10 c. mm. blood. 30'5 per cent. These include 3 cases ele- phantiasis, 2 hydroceles, 4 enlarged & varicose groin glands, 2 enlarged testes, 20 abscess, 25 enlarged glands. 20-100 micro- filariae per 10 c. mm. blood. 32-0 per cent. These include 5 cases ele- phantiasis, 5 hydroceles, 0 enlarged & varicose groin glands. 1 enlarged testis, 10 abscess, 25 enlarged glands, 2 arthritis. 100-200 micro- filariae per 10 c. mm. blood. 11-8 per cent. These include 2 cases ele- phantiasis, (227 micro- filariae), 3 hydroceles, 5 enlarged & varicose groin glands, 7 abscess, 6 enlarged elands. 300 microfilariae or over per ] 6 c. mm. blood. 2-4 i3er cent. These include 1 enlarged & vari- cose groin gland 2 abscess, 2 enlarged glands (hav- ing 430 and 427 micro- filariae in blood respec- tively). The highest count registered was 469 microfilariae per 16 c. mm. blood ; the patient, a man, showed no signs whatever of filarial disease.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21356658_0113.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
