A Mirror of Hospital Practice ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK By P. K. GHOSH. m.d. Seksaria Sugar Mills Ltd.,

Medical Officer,

Babhnan, .

ls

J-hat

the

V.

0.

District Gondii

development

of

possible any time during

shock of injections the reaction is

anaphylactic

a course

liable to produce ^stances Cai'ly evidenced by the following '

case

recently

Seated by me. A Sikh lady, aged over 50, received two courses ?, ln^k injections for eczema. Before starting

|e second course, she was tested for anaphylactic to the test.

,

and pactions ? t?ok 5

found negative of lactoprotein (B.I.) x\ice a week without any trouble. About 15 mnutes after the last injection of the course, of was

injections

s^le suddenly developed severe anashock. She was cold, clammy, almost ^conscious with stiff body, fixed pupils insensi-

iCC"\

P i lylactic

*ve to light or touch, almost imperceptible ncl cadaveric face. Stimulant

f^M*1ing a

anc^ * ce" * to show any

m

pulse inhalations, I'^OO adrenalin (Evans')

improvement, coramine

1.7

V .Was given intravenously. This produced the r?sired effect, and her subsequent recoupment U:LS ?

uneventful.

She is in

good

health

now.