Experiences with exchange blood transfusion in the management of acute fulminant hepatic failure

A trial of exchange blood transfusion for acute fulminant hepatic failure for reported. 17 patients received conservative measures only and 17 patients received exchange blood trasfusion. The majority of the patients were young adults and the clinical states, associated conditions, and biochemical levels were comparable, 14 patients (82.35 per cent) regained consciousness and 12 patients (70.59 per cent) survived in the exchange group where as none survived in the non-exchange group.

Deglycyrrhizinated liquorice in the duodenal ulcer treatment

In a double blind trial, involving 41 ambulant patients with duodenal ulcer, the effect of three different doses (8 and 4 tablets daily) of deglycyrrhizinated liquorice (Caved. (S)) were compared with those of a placebo group. The results were assessed bv endoscopic findings. All the doses tested caused a significant healing effect without side effects. No difference could be demonstrated between the two highest doses, whereas both gave significantly better results than the lowest dose. Gastric acid secretion was reduced by the highest dose.

Choloroquine resistant malaria in D.S.G.H

All the adult patients with pure and asexual uncomplicated P. falcipanum parasitaemia admitted to the medical wards of the Defence Services General Hospital between a six month period from January to July 1976 were tested with a standard chloroquine course and observed for 28 days. A total of 387 patients were tested, out of which 64 patients dropped out, and 323 patients completed the study. 88 patients (27.24 per cent) were found to be sensitive to chloroquine and 235 patients (72.76 per cent) resistant. Out of the choloroqine resistant cases, 202. patients (85.9 per cent) were RI, 27 patients (11.49 per cent) RII and 6. patients 2.55 per cent) RIII. Of the RI Choloroquine resistant cases, 179 patients (88.6 per cent) recrudescensed before day 14 and 23 patients (11.4 per cent) after day 14. The majority of the patients who were Chloroquine resistant were from the Pegu, Karen and Kayah Divisions followed by the Shan states and occasionally from Tennaserim, Kachin and Arakan Divisions.