RESUMO
This paper reviews Churchill's illness in Carthage in December 1943. It was characterised by fever that lasted 6 days, left lower lobe pneumonia and two episodes of atrial fibrillation. He was managed in a private villa by Lord Moran, his personal physician, with the assistance of two nurses and the expert advice of colleagues. Sulphadiazine and digitalis leaf were prescribed and Churchill recovered. It is remarkable that, despite the severity of his illness, he continued to direct the affairs of State from his bed.
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Fibrilação Atrial/história , Pessoas Famosas , Febre/história , Pneumonia/história , Fibrilação Atrial/tratamento farmacológico , Digitalis , Glicosídeos Digitálicos/história , Glicosídeos Digitálicos/uso terapêutico , Febre/tratamento farmacológico , História do Século XX , Humanos , Masculino , Pneumonia/tratamento farmacológico , Sulfadiazina/história , Sulfadiazina/uso terapêutico , Tunísia , Reino UnidoAssuntos
Anti-Infecciosos/história , Pessoas Famosas , Pneumonia Bacteriana/história , Sulfonamidas/história , Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , História do Século XX , Humanos , Masculino , Pneumonia Bacteriana/tratamento farmacológico , Sulfadiazina/história , Sulfadiazina/uso terapêutico , Sulfonamidas/uso terapêutico , Reino UnidoRESUMO
sulfadiazine appeared to be as effective as sulfapyridine or sulfathiazole in every condition in which it was used. Toxic effects from sulfadiazine were relatively mild and infrequent. Nausea and vomiting occurred in 9.2 per cent of the cases. Nitrogen retention of moderate degree was noted in 5 cases. Leukopenia occurred early and was transient in some cases. In 3 cases the leukocyte counts dropped between the eleventh and the sixteenth day and returned to normal on cessation of therapy. Morbilliform eruptions were observed in 9 cases
