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T R eatment. — We appear to liave been successful in our 
treatment which consisted of placing the patient on a restricted 
fluid dietkeeping him in bed, clearing" bis bowels out by me a ns 
of small doses of Calomel at nig-ht followed by Salines in the 
morning" and at the same time administering 2 grammes of Salol 
in the 24 hours. This Salol was given in three doses per diem 
mixed with a little Bicarbonate of Soda. 
The idea nnderlying this method of treatment is obvious, 
and his bowels were opened on an average seven times a day 
for the 3-4 days during which the treatment lasted. 
Summary. — We believe we hâve found a second case of 
infection of man with Enleromonas hominis da Fonseca 1916 
in the Anglo-Egyptian Sndan which, with the Brazilian case, 
makes a total of three known cases. 
As the organism occurs in South America and in Africa it is 
probable that it may ultimately be found to be wide spread 
throughout the Tropics. 
In our opinion it is pathogenic to man, causing diarrhoea, and 
by absorption from the bowel febrile attacks. 
Its infections can be alleviated and perhaps cured by diet, 
purgatives and intestinal antiseptics as set forth above. 
Outside the human body nothing is known as to its life his- 
tory. 
Acknowledgments. — We beg gratefully to acknowledge the 
kindness of El Lewa Mousally Pasha in sending us the case to 
examine and of El Kaimakam Gibbon Bey in allowing us to exa¬ 
mine him in hospital for carrying out the proposed treatment 
and of Captain Archibald, D. S. 0., R. A. M. C., Pathologist to 
these Laboratories for much kind assistance in the repeated 
bacteriological examinations of the case. 
Khartoum, August 5 th., 1917 . 
REFERENCES 
Chalmers and Pekkola (1917). Transactions of the Society of Tropical 
Medecine and Hygiene, l.ondon. 
Da Fonseca (1915). Brazil-Medico , vol. 29, september 22nd. 
(1916). Memorias do Instituio Oswaldo Craz, t. VIII, 1, 24- 
35 and Figs. 13-16, Plate 1, Rio di Janeiro. 
