On a haematazoon inhabiting human blood : its relation to chyluria and other diseases.

  • Lewis, T. R. (Timothy Richards), 1841-1886.
Date:
1872
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Credit: On a haematazoon inhabiting human blood : its relation to chyluria and other diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CONTENTS. Page Introductory remarks showing that ' Hseraatozoa,' strictly so called, had not hitherto been demonstrated to exist in man ... ... 3 Hsematozoa in human blood, when first discovered ... ... 5 Similar worms detected in the urine more than two years previously— details of case ... ... ... ... ... 5 Name provisionally adopted for the Hsematozoon :—' Filaria saiiguinis Tiominis ... ... ... ... ... 7 Particulars concerning the man in whom this Filaria was first detected in the blood ... ... ... ... ... 8 The medical history of a native woman sufiering from Chyluria—Filarise in the blood ... ... ... ... ... 9 Another case of Chyluria with extreme infection of the blood with Filarise 11 Approximate number of Hsematozoa in the circulation of this person ... 12 Filarise detected in the copious secretion from the eye-lids of the same person ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 The medical history of a European woman whose blood was invaded by Hsematozoa ... ... ... ... ... 14 Fatal termination of the above case d^ndipost-mortem appearances ... 15 Method adopted for the detection of Hsematozoa in the circulation ... 18 Magnifying powers advisable to employ ... ... ... 19 The general aspect of the Hsematozoon during life ... ... 20 The general aspect of the worm after death ... ... ... 23 The minute anatomy of the Hsematozoon ... ... ... 24 Its average measurements ... ... ... ... 30 The Hsematozoon, Trichina spiralis, and the Guinea-worm compared ... 30 Eesult of microscopical examination of the kidneys and supra-renal capsules of a person in whose blood Filarise existed ... ... 33 The general aspect and chemical constitution of Chylous urine ... 35 Microscopical examination of Chylous urine—Filarise usually abundant... 36 The difficulty sometimes experienced in detecting the Filarise in the urine —illustrative case ... ... ... ... ... 37 The salient features of Chyluria ... .., ... 39