Tuberous Sclerosis Associated with Spontaneous Hypoglycaemia

Case 2.-A patient aged 34 was suffering from severe pain in the right side of the thorax, which radiated into the right hypochondrium.X-ray examination revealed no pulmonary lesion, but the right dome of the diaphragm was raised and moved imperceptibly with respiration.A diagnosis of sub- diaphragmatic disease, most probably amoebic hepatitis, was made, and examination of the stools revealed the presence of E. histolytica.After five days' treatment with 400 mg. of furazolidone per 24 hours the chest pain disappeared and the diaphragm was moving almost normally.After a further five days' treatment the patient was very much improved, and no amoebae could be found on repeated examination of the stools.The curative value of furazolidone in this case is certainly not established, and investigations are still in progress. DiscussionOf a total of 58 patients suffering from diarrhoea due to various causes, 54 were restored to normal within a week of being treated.There is no doubt that some