Persistence of Diarrhœa in Enteric Fever
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Case 1.?A boy, aged 16 years, in the latter part of the 4th week of fever in 1931, was running a remittent type of temperature rising up to 103?F. with flatulence and diarrhoea. I failed to control the diarrhoea with the usual intestinal antiseptics and astringents. Keeping in view the possibility of secondary infection I gave the patient one injection of 10 c.cm. anti-streptococcal serum. The diarrhoea instantly stopped and the flatulence abated gradually. His bowels afterwards had to be opened every other day with glycerine enema. Fever gradually came down to normal and he
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دوره 77 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1942