The Sick African: A Clinical Study |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I The Patient | 13 |
The Examination | 36 |
Malaria | 56 |
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abdominal abscess acute adult affected African anaemia appear areas associated attack becomes bilharziasis blood body bowel carcinoma cardiac cause cells changes characteristic chief chronic clinical common commonly complications condition considered course death deficiency depends described develop diagnosis diet DIFFERENTIAL difficult disease disorders early encountered enlarged especially European examination experience failure fever finding fluid frequently given glands hand heart hepatitis hookworm hospital important increased infection infrequently involvement known later leprosy lesions less liver lung majority malaria malignant marked mentioned Native occasionally occur oedema onset organisms pain parasite patient period pneumonia positive possible practice present primary probably produce pulmonary rare reaction referred regions relapsing reported result rheumatic fever rule secondary seen serious severe sickness signs skin slight spleen stage suffering symptoms syphilis temperature tissue treatment tropical tuberculosis ulcer uncommon urine usually varies weeks yaws