Acute Nitrobenzene Poisoning with Transient Amino-aciduria

out of 50 of these patients treated 86% were cured, 6%' were-improved, and only 8% showed no change. With this group, however, other factors may have affected the results. These patients were being treated at a somewhat later stage in pregnancy, and it was possible that time was effecting a cure. Also, as the antihistamine tablets they subsequently received were of a brighter colour than the inert tablets, they may well have deduced that they were receiving a more potent preparation, and so the factor of suggestion may have influenced the results. In most cases three days' treatment was insufficient to effect a permanent cure, and it was necessary to continue treatment for at least a fortnight, and sometimes for four weeks. No other treatment was given and no dietary restrictions were imposed. No adverse effects were noted from even a prolonged course, although occasionally some patients complained of drowsiness.