The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
IS CURED
BY i. S. SURGEONS
Two Patients in Philippines Said
to Have Recovered From
Disease.

parent cure for lcprosy has been found
by surgeons OF the public health SER
Vice at tho leper colony In the Phillip
pines--.in fact. SO much OF n cure that
two patients who showed distinct
signs OF leprosy when they were ad-
mittcd TO the institution have been dis
charged as cured. However, there
seems TO be uncertainty rs to just
which OF two treatments effected tho
curc-a vaccine treatment or chaul-
murga oil taken by mouth and hypo-
dermically. The patients who were
discharged were given both treatments,
but there are said now to be In tho
hospital u number OF other cases which
have shown negative for the past
twenty-five months. and these received
only tho chaulmurga OIL treatment
Surgeon Hciscr's Report
Surgeon Victor c.. Hciser. of tho pub
lie health service. chief quarantine Of
ncer and director of health OF tho
Philippine Islands. In reporting on the
two cases which were discharged, says:
Two patients who had been confined
TO the san Lazaro Leper Hospital on
account OF leprosy have been pro-
nounccd apparently cured and dis
charged from that institution on pro-
baton.
The first case was that OF n male
Filipino, aeed twenty seven. who was
admitted TO the San Iabaro leper
Hospital. Manila, May % 1909 On
admission the case clin!caly showed
thickened reddish spots on the nose
and thickcn!ng and d.scoloratlan Of
tho lobe of tho right ear. Scrapings
made from the LESSONS showed lepra
bacilli He received vaccine treat
&C..
gust. 1909, bu; n; the expiration OF one
year no change was noted in his con
dit!on. From September, 1910. to NO
vcmber. 1910. crude chaulmugra oil
was given by mouth In increasing
doses. On account OF nausea the ad-
ministration OF the oil By mouth and
to be discontinued
The case showed evidences OF i'm
provement November 10. 1910. chaul-
mugra oil, combined with OIL OF CAM
phor and resorc!n. was given hypo-
dermically. BY May 6, 1911. the LESSONS
above described had disappeared and
lcprosy bacill were not found In re-
pcatcd microscopical examinations. The
hypodcrmic treatment was continued
ana microscop!cal examinations were
made at frequent intervals. but these
were always negative. June II, 1919.
a most careful! clinical and micro
patient. which resulted negatively for
leprosy. and as the patient had now
been apparently cured for :; period Of
over two years. he was discharged on
probation.
The other case was that Of Fill
pino woman. aged twenty-five. who
was admitted TO san l.azaro Leper Hos
pital Manila January :, 1910. Gin
ically this patient presented n sufiused
a l.
tration. There were red macules over
the checks. forehead and chin. Scrap
pings made from tho LESSONS and exam
!ned micrcscop!cally were positive for
lcprosy bacilli
Upon admission this patient was
placed upon a vaccine treatment for a
period Of Ave months, but at the end
OF the first month after her admission
crude chaulmugra oil by mouth was
given in addition TO the vaccine.
Patient Discharged.
After the second month the patient
began to improve rapidiy. and on May
., 1874, le1rosy bacilli could not be
iCund on m!croscopicai examination.
During May, 1911, on account Of the
nausea caused by the oil its use by
mouth had 10 be discontinued. liypo-
dermic injections OF chaulmuGra oil
combined with camphor and resorcin
were then begun. This treatment was
continued. and frequent microscopical
examinations We're made from time To
time, all OF which resulted negatively.
The last examination both clinical and
lnicroscop!cal, Was made on June IL
1913, when no further evidences OF lcp-
rosy could be found The patient was
therefore, discharged from the hospital
on probation
1T is not known whether the vaccine
treatment had any influence in the
cures. There are ut the present time
Il number Of other cases at the san
Lazaro Leper Hospital that have been
negative for period Of twenty-five
months, which upon admission. pre-
scented more marked evidences OF lcp-
rosy than the cases mentioned above.
yet they received only chaulmugra oil
either by mouth or hypodermically. or
in both ways"