The utility of enzymes in malaria / by F.W. Lamballe.

  • Lamballe, F. W.
Date:
1913]
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Credit: The utility of enzymes in malaria / by F.W. Lamballe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    March 30.—Evening temperature 100°. F. Severe head- ache and joint-pains. March 31.—First injection of tryp- sin and amylopsin. Evening temperature 100.2° F. April 1-4.—Temperature normal; no symptoms. April 5.—Sec- ond injection of trypsin and amylopsin. April 8.—Dis- charged to duty. Up to June 16, 1913, no relapse and no further symptoms. After nine days of quinine treatment in this case the parasites were still able to produce fever, severe headache, and joint pains, all of which vanished after one injection of the ferments, trypsin and amylopsin. Case VIII.—Private W., No. 9,402.Benign tertian ma- laria. Contracted malaria in September, 1912, being treated in hospital from October 2 to 11, 1912. Completed a four months’ course of quinine treatment in February, 1913. On March 27, 1913, reported sick, with a tempera- ture of 102° F., benign tertian rings being found. On April 1 and 5 he received injections of trypsin and amy- lopsin. On Pee isio he returned to duty, since when he has had no further symptoms. Case IX.—Lance Corporal F., No, 9,327.—Benign tertian malaria. Contracted malaria in October, Ig912, being treated in hospital from November I to 12, 1912, and con- tinuing the quinine treatment out of hospital until about the middle of January, 1913. On March 24, 1913, reported sick, temperature 104.8° F., and benign tertian rings were found. On April 1 and 5 he received injections of trypsin and amylopsin, the second injection causing a rise of tem- perature to 100° F. On April to he returned to duty, and has since had no further relapse. Case X.—Private T., No. 8,o14.—Malignant tertian ma- laria. First admission, severe double infection. May 19, 1083.—Headache and colic. Temperature. 102.2° F. Quinine treatment begun. May 20—Malignant tertian rings found in peripheral blood. May 21.—Temperature, morning 103.6° F, evening 102.4° F. Headache severe. May D2: —Temperature 104° and 102:4°. | ‘(May 23, rot” ‘and 1o@. ‘May 24, 09:4° and 100.4°., May 25; 00.2° and 992°. May 26, 98.6° and 100° Quinine treatment stopped. First injection of trypsin and amylopsin. Compared with the eight days of treatment with quinine the progress made after one single injection of trypsin and amylopsin is marked. May 27.—Better and brighter. Evening tem-
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