Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL.
toms of measles five hundred units of anti- son, aged nine, giving him ten (lO) c.c,
toxin was immediately given. In this par- the effects of which were very gratifying.
ticular instance the deaths numbered twelve, The next experiment was an adult, Leonmost
of which were from complications fol- ard A., with pertussis. History: Age 28;
lowing the measles, principally pneumonia; sleeps badly; appetite poor; bowels all right;
in addition we had five cases of cancrum urine normal. Present illness whooping
oris, four of whom are now living. cough.
"Thid death rate is far below any other "Aug. 4, '07. Coughs every half hour,
similar outbreak we ever had and I feel with vomiting. Treatment, 10 c.c. sterile
quite sure the antitoxin treatment was the
alleviating cause, as in every other way the
horse serum. Aug. 6, '07. Patient better
—coughs every hour, no vomiting, headtreatment
was the same as in previous epi- ache after coughing. Treatment, 10 c.c.
demies in this hospital. sterile horse serum. Aug. 9, '07. Patient t
"As to the use of antitoxin as a prevent- much better, rash on both arms, headache
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ive of scarlet fever, I will simply state a gone, coughs every eight hours. Aug. 10, l
peculiar circumstance that rarely presents
itself to the medical profession: In March,
'07. Violent urticaria all over body. Aug.
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12, '07. Patient perfectly well and at