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HARRY BECKMAN, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1933;28(3):309-319.

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MALARIA

Since 1918, when Wagner-Jauregg,¹ in Vienna, and Mühlens and his associates,² in Hamburg, began the malaria treatment of neurosyphilis on a large scale, this original form of fever therapy has been used extensively throughout the world. I shall attempt to summarize its present status before discussing the newer methods.

Method of Inoculation.—

From 2 to 10 cc. of whole blood taken from a person suffering with tertian malaria is inoculated into a neurosyphilitic patient. Of course, the original inoculation must be made from a person who has acquired malaria naturally, but, as such material is rare in many parts of the world, most inoculations are made from donors who have acquired the disease artificially; these inoculations seem to be just as successful whether the blood is taken at the time of a paroxysm or during the interval between chills; nor does there seem to be any necessity . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Professor of Pharmacology, Marquette University MILWAUKEE

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