The faeces of children and adults : their examination and diagnostic significance with indications for treatment / by P.J. Cammidge.

  • Cammidge, P. J. (Percy John), 1872-
Date:
1914
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    material passed in each motion diminishes, so that it may not be more than lO or 15 grams. Soon after the commencement of Tattacl'the stools'lose their f.cal character and become shm3. ke witte o egg or frog spawn ; they then assume a mucopurulent ctarlcrer ancffinally, as the intestinal lesion progresses, become '^ineuino-purulent or sero-sangumous. ^Tcorchng to the appearance of stools cases of dysenter^^ are populariy divided into white iiux and red flux the foLer betg those in which the loss of blood is small the latter tZe in w fch the quantity of blood present is sufficient to colour I nZl distinct V Peculiar firm reddish or white fragment^ '^s^Z oi Tot^^n.ea mucus (the caruncul. of the older wrtoS and masses of desquamated necrotic mucous membrane Trf soraetrmes seen. The stools are often odourless, but m serious Tses tTey mJy have a foul gangrenous smell ( gangrenous flux, cases tney may During the acute exacerbations of amoebic dysentery, the motions are fluid and frequent, three to six a day. They usuaUy contain a large amount of mucus, and very often-distinct traces of blood. They have a fascal colour and a pecuhar mudlaginous odour. The reaction ] is invariably alkahne. Microscopical examination of the fresh mucus shows the characteristic amoebae, epithehal ceUs, and red blood cor- puscles {F^g. 90). Attacks of this character are separated by periods, sometimes years m duration, ^^^^^^^'^t or even constipation may ex^ist. A caieiul exam f^ces win, however, show the P^^^ ^^^^^^^ in all examination of the motions is therefore of impor ^^^^^^ cases with a history of dysenteric attacks, especiain Asylum Dysentery.-Ont of the most ireq commonly causes of illness in lunatic asylums is cj^n ^ spoken of as asylum dysentery. In a typical ca^^.^ consist of mucus and blood with very itt e ei e hI ou. y^^^^^ are also often found. The Vr^^l^Ztel^^^^^^^ and blood passed, vary according to ^^^^ ^f'^^^^^ ,,ill reveal is affected, but even in mild cases a arefu examina^ ^^^^^^^ ^ the presence of the last two constituents, in son Fig. gc—Amoebic dysenter