Quinine Amblyopia

Quinine Amblyopia.

THE following case history demonstrated several interestingpoints and for that reason is worth recording. The patient, Mrs. L., was a leading Wren aged 27 years, and was stationed at a Royal Naval Establishment on the east coast of C-eylon. She was married in June, 1944, and went up country for her honeymoon. Towards the end of this period, July 2, she developed general symptoms of malaise, fro...

Quinine Bihydrochloride v. Quinine Bisulphate

come across a medical man who avers that it is a useless salt of Quinine and that the only salt of anv use for injection is the Bisulpliate of Quinine, Now, from what I can remember of the Physiology of the Blood, I should have thought that the Bisulpliate was a much more foreign salt to the plasma than the Bihydrochloride. As far as I can remember the plasma contains Chlorides in abundance, bu...

Amblyopia.

Amblyopia, a decrease in visual acuity, is a major public health problem with a prevalence of 1 to 4 percent in the United States. It is thought to develop early in life during the critical period of visual development. Early recognition of amblyogenic risk factors such as strabismus, refractive errors, and anatomic obstructions can facilitate early treatment and increase the chance for recover...

Adulterated Quinine

Deaii Sir,?"With reference to a correspondence which appeared in the Mirror of 12th instant, from Bhobun IVIohun Sircar, drawing attention to an article in the August number of the Indian Medical Gazette on the adulteration of quinine, I beg to offer a few remarks on the subject, and to ask your opinion if it is the duty of the Health Officer to suppress those frauds which are committed by the ...

Intramuscular Quinine