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    The results of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis among Africans

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    Motor neuropathy appearing during the course of treated tuberculous meningitis

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    Isonicotinic acid hydrazide has now been in use for over 5 years in the treatment of tuberculosis in its various forms. Many toxic effects of the drug have been reported, including a number of cases of peripheral neuritis. This paper deals with a patient suffering from tuberculous meningitis who developed a lowermotor- neurone lesion during the course of treatment. The problems to decide were, firstly, whether the neuropathy was part of the disease or was due to one of the antituberculous drugs; secondly, whether or not to continue with the antituberculous therapy

    Spontaneous Haemopericardium

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    Haemopericardium as opposed to haemorrhagic pericarditis may be due to trauma or-disease causing rupture of a vessel or heart chamber jnto the pericardium, to baemorrhagic states such as leukaeinia, or to neoplasms of the heart or pericardium.l In -this paper 2 cases of haemopericardium are reported for which no obvious cause could be found

    Potassium dichromate as a witchdoctor's remedy: Five cases of poisoning

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    A case of chronic thyrotoxic myopathy

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