British medical journal . Fifi. 1.—Father, aged 56. Lesion ouforehead. near the margin of the hairy scalp. It was free from sub-jective symptoms. It increased in size, and presented anangry red inflammatory appearance. There was no ulcera-tion. It was treated with tincture of iodine and anointment, and subsequently with solid CO^, at the CivilHospital in Sialkot. Exjamination reveals a vividly red infiltrated lesion about 3 or 4 in. hv . -the long axis directed across the fore-. Fig. 2.—Father. Pbotomicrogiaph of blood film showing causa-tive bodies. Lcishinania tropica, in endothelial (?>


British medical journal . Fifi. 1.—Father, aged 56. Lesion ouforehead. near the margin of the hairy scalp. It was free from sub-jective symptoms. It increased in size, and presented anangry red inflammatory appearance. There was no ulcera-tion. It was treated with tincture of iodine and anointment, and subsequently with solid CO^, at the CivilHospital in Sialkot. Exjamination reveals a vividly red infiltrated lesion about 3 or 4 in. hv . -the long axis directed across the fore-. Fig. 2.—Father. Pbotomicrogiaph of blood film showing causa-tive bodies. Lcishinania tropica, in endothelial (?> ceil. head—gradually merging into the normal skin. It is notadherent to the bone. The centre is covered with a firmlyadherent crust in which there is evidence of a ;deposited from a lotion used three weeks ago on Slight itching and very slight burning sensationsare present. .Son, aged 3. About five months ago there appeared twotiny skin-coloured pimples, one to the left of the middleline of the forehead midway between the margin of thehair and eyebrow, but nearer the former; the other neartlie middle of the left cheek. They increased in was some little fever during development. Theywere tfoated with solid COo. Inspection reveals disappearance of the upper icsion, apinkish having resulted from the treatment. Thelower lesion remains as a peasized nodule, givingdistinct impression of infiltration on digital investiga-tion


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