172 PARASITIC AMOEBA OF MAN. 



short periods of constipation occurred after the 

 initial diarrhoea, lasting a day or two, but they were 

 always succeeded by diarrhoea with the passage of 

 typical dysenteric stools. 



In order to illustrate the lesions produced in these 

 animals the following autopsy records of two of 

 them are inserted, as these are typical of the lesions 

 observed in the other kittens. 



Kitten 3. This kitten was fed once with feces 

 containing Entamceba Tilstolytica and seven days 

 later developed diarrhoea, the feces containing blood 

 and mucus, as well as numerous motile amoebse. At 

 the end of two weeks it died, having presented severe 

 symptoms of amoebic dysentery during this time. 



Autopsy. Body that of a half -grown kitten, very 

 greatly emaciated. Subcutaneous fat entirely absent, 

 and muscles dry and much atrophied. The abdominal 

 cavity is free from fluid and the intestines appear 

 normal externally. The pleural cavities are free from 

 fluid and the heart and lungs appear normal. The 

 liver is brownish-red in color externally, with irregular 

 yellow mottlings. There is a small abscess present at 

 the dome of the right lobe, measuring 0.25 cm. in 

 diameter, showing very distinctly through the capsule 

 of the organ. Upon section of the liver the cut sur- 

 face appears greatly congested, the lobules are dis- 

 tinct, and no abscesses are found other than the one 



