OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI WITH FUADIN
Authors: CLIFFORD L. SPINGARN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 June 1955OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI WITH FUADINCLIFFORD L. SPINGARN, M.D., MORTON H. EDELMAN, M.D.CLIFFORD L. SPINGARN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MORTON H. EDELMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-6-1198 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years there has been a considerable increase in the number of people of Puerto Rican birth living in New York City. By the end of 1953 this group had grown to 355,000 persons, nearly a doubling in size since 1950.1An anticipated medical result of this mass migration has been the recognition here among these people of many cases of chronic infection with the trematode worm,Schistosoma mansoni. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication October 29, 1954.From the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByObservations on the treatment of schistosomiasis mansoni with antimony dimercaptosuccinate (TWSb)Cardiotoxic effects of antimony dimercaptosuccinate in schistosomiasisValue of Rectal Biopsies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schistosoma mansoni InfectionsFUADIN THERAPY OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS ASSOCIATED WITH VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND DEATH: A CASE REPORT*ROBERT SCHICK, M.D., ARNOLD B. RITTERBAND, M.D., AMOS H. LIEBERMAN, M.D.Acute Manson's schistosomiasis 1 June 1955Volume 42, Issue 6Page: 1198-1205KeywordsBirthHispanic peopleHospital medicineMicrobiologyOutpatientsResearch laboratoriesSchistosomiasisTropical diseases Issue Published: 1 June 1955 PDF DownloadLoading ...