Eleven miscellaneous papers on animal parasites / [Ch. Wardell Stiles and others].

Date:
1902
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Credit: Eleven miscellaneous papers on animal parasites / [Ch. Wardell Stiles and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Province Hizen, outside of wliich he seems to have never traveled. CalHng: Amanuensis, post-office clerk, school-teacher, etc.; 1891 settled at Takashima coal mines, where he had lieen engaged in bookkeeping business until his death by acci- dent in November of the following year. Some five years previous to this period he began to suffer occasional dizziness and colic. Medical help had not much effect beyond palliating the latter. Gradual anemia supervened. During October, 1892, ; a piece of tapeworm about 1 foot long was discharged. About this time violent colic is said to have returned. He was then taken into the hospital before mentioned and submitted to medical treatment by Mr. Nakamura. * * * !FlG -Ventral view of a portion of thestrobila, showing two rows of genital pores, with partially extruded cirri. X 10. After Ijima & Kurimoto, 1894, fig. G. Sijmploins: Medium bodily constitution. Badly nourished; weary. Symjjtomsof I cyanosis on face. Liable to fall into insensibility while sitting or otherwise occupied. IPulse weak and frequent, numbering 120. Palpitation somewhat accelerated. 'Temperature, 36.8° C. Tongue with yellowish covering. Appetite ordinary; some- ttimes vigorous. Gastric region swollen out and frequently giving spasmodic pain, rradiating towards the back and ceasing gradually or suddenly, followed by a feeling of pressure on intestines. This feeling either remains at one place or shifts its [position. The attack occurs after taking food, but also at other times. Pressing [■Fig. 26.—Ventral view of lateral half of a few segments of same; m, m, median line; cir, cirrus; tU, uterus; the numerous dot-like bodies on either side of the uteri represent the yolk glands. X 20. After Ijima & Kurimoto, 1891, fig. 7. the gastric region from outside has soothing effect on the pain. Sometimes pain also in the pelvic region. Diarrhea or costiveness for many days. Trealmenl: From above symptoms the presence of Ancyloslo.mum duodenale '[=Uncinaria duodenalin] was suspected. Microscopical examination of the feces, however, unexpectedly revealed a number of eggs, resembling very nmch those of IDist07num Ringeri [=Paragonimus Weslermanii] both in size and appearance. Irre- sepective of what parasite these eggs might belong to, a dose of extr. filic. mas. was ttried, and the result was the discharge of a tapeworm measuring 10 vielers in length aand at the broadest portion 25 millimeters in breadth. The broad hind end had its irextreme tip shrunk, much macerated, and easily detachable. Of the other end a