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three inches in length, had left the bUiary passages 

 and were found in the duodenum ; the patient was a 

 Lascar, who died in the " Dreadnought" hospital ship. 



With respect to the treatment of these entozoa 

 when they occur in man, little can be said. It is not 

 probable that their existence would be suspected, as 

 they do not produce any special symptoms ; but this 

 is not of much moment, as the treatment which is 

 usually adopted in hepatic diseases is that which 

 would be the most likely to lead to the expulsion of 

 the parasites. 



When they have wandered from their original 

 habitat, and are contained within the duodenum, they 

 can be expelled by the medicines which are employed 

 in the treatment of intestinal worms. 



Chapter XIV. 



AFFECTIONS OF THE URINARY ORGANS PRODUCED 

 BY ENTOZOA. 



The urinary organs in man are very rarely affected 

 by entozoa, and only one species of worm, viz., the 

 strongylus gigas, appears to be peculiar to these 

 parts. 



The cases which have been recorded of parasites 

 which have been observed in the kidneys or in the 

 bladder, and which do not belong to the strongyli, 

 relate to : — 1. The protozoa ; 2. Worms whose spe- 

 cies was not determined, and which have only been 



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