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In some countries where hepatic abscess is said to be 

 rare, as in the West Indies, at post-mortem examinations 

 it is found to be common ; clinically, the condition is 

 often overlooked. 



Without either hepatitis, liver abscess, or definite 

 dysentery the Entamceba may give rise to irregular fever. 

 The cysts may be found in the stools and the fever yield 

 to a course of ipecacuanha or emetin (fig. 67). 



