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. 1957;16(2):295–430.

Cholera studies*

9. Symptomatology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment

R Pollitzer
PMCID: PMC2538236  PMID: 13426761

Abstract

Discussing the symptomatology of cholera, the author deals first with the incubation period, the clinical types, choleraic diarrhoea, and cholerine; he then considers in detail the various stages of cholera gravis and the relapses and complications that may be met. This is followed by sections on diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and on prognosis and the various factors influencing it. The author's highly detailed review of the treatment of cholera which concludes this study is divided into three parts, dealing with attempts at specific therapy, with infusion treatment, and with adjuvant treatment.

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