ON A NEW CESTODE LAKVA PARASITIC IN MAN. Ö 



In the examinât ion of preparations made of the skin taken 

 from the left thigli, I was taken in consultation by Mr. Yama- 

 MURA. It Avas not long before I was convinced of the presence, in 

 the connective tissue, of numerous encapsnled worms, the Cestode 

 character of which was evident from the calcareous bodies con- 

 tained in the parenchyma. 



Subsequently on two occasions, July 9th and 24th, 1904, I 

 was present at surgical operations undertaken to relieve the patient 

 of the superfluous tissues and to procure fresh material for study 

 and experiments. Each time a very large piece of the skin and 

 the underlying tissues was excised from the left thigh. I should 

 think that altogether several pounds' weight of them was removed 

 during the patient's stay in the University hospital. 



Of quite an unusual appearance were the subcutaneous tissues 

 when freshly taken from the affected limb. At places several 

 centimeters thick, they were moderately rich in panniculus 

 adiposus and extraordinarily so in lymph. The latter swelled 

 the connective tissue between the panniculi, giving it a slimy or 

 gelatinous appearance and consistency. The slimy character seemed 

 to be more manifest in the deeper parts. The lymph exuded 

 copiously from the cut surfaces. The numerous capsules with the 

 worm within were observable as whitish objects isolated or in 

 clusters, in all parts of the tissues. 



In fig. 1 (PI.) I have shown, in natural size, a vertical slice 

 of the skin and subjacent parts taken from the lateral side of 

 the thigh and hardened in spirit. In the large piece, from which 

 the slice was taken, is represented nearly the entire thickness of 

 the tissues between the skin surface and the underlying muscles. 

 I may say that this thickness measures 30-60 nun., notwithstand- 



