The Medical clinics of North America . neurasthenia,anemia, physical depression, malnutrition, loss of weight, in-digestion, vague aches and pains, and all manner of indefiniteill health. These are associated with non-dysenteric amebiasisand disappear with eradication of the ameba. Considerationof the clinical symptoms alone may lead the observer far often has this experience been observed that we feel it de-sirable to enunciate once more three clinical rules which havebeen constructed on a basis of experience: 1. Remember that amebiasis, like protozoal infection ingeneral, is preval
The Medical clinics of North America . neurasthenia,anemia, physical depression, malnutrition, loss of weight, in-digestion, vague aches and pains, and all manner of indefiniteill health. These are associated with non-dysenteric amebiasisand disappear with eradication of the ameba. Considerationof the clinical symptoms alone may lead the observer far often has this experience been observed that we feel it de-sirable to enunciate once more three clinical rules which havebeen constructed on a basis of experience: 1. Remember that amebiasis, like protozoal infection ingeneral, is prevalent in California. 2. Investigate every gastro-intestinal case for the presenceof amebas or other protozoa. 3. Every patient with an obscure or incompletely diagnosedtrouble must be suspected of harboring amebas or other protozoa. 408 ALFRED C. REED, HARRY A. WYCKOFF ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA(Entamoeba Dysenteriae) In fresh liquid stools and on a warm slide Entamoeba histo-lytica is a characteristic active organism. It is seen to progress. Fig. 96.—Entamoeba histolytica. Rounded-up form. across the field as if with a definite objective. The pseudopodiawhich it throws out almost continuouslv in the direction of
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