THE RÔLE OF SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN AMEBIASIS
Authors: Moses Paulson, Justin Andrews
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 July 1939THE RÔLE OF SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN AMEBIASISMOSES PAULSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JUSTIN ANDREWS, SC.D.MOSES PAULSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JUSTIN ANDREWS, SC.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-1-64 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe belief prevails among many clinicians that symptoms and signs associated with amebiasis, particularly when subjective and objective deviations are not readily attributable to other factors, indicate that such changes are due toEndameba histolytica. The earlier parasitological viewpoint as expressed by Craig1,2was not dissimilar. Our experience of more than a decade with clinical-parasitological problems denotes that this is not wholly true. The parasitological viewpoint in recent years has become similarly modified as evidenced in Craig and Faust's3later writings. Thus, many carriers†ofE. histolyticaare in reality symptomless ; in some others, the vaguer or more...References1. CRAIG CF: Symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of carriers of Endameba histolytica , Jr. Am. Med. Assoc, 1928, xc, 1345-1349. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CRAIG CF: Amebiasis and amebic dysentery, 1934, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 120-128. Google Scholar3. CRAIGFAUST CFEC: Clinical parasitology, 1937, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 56-57. Google Scholar4. KIEFER ED: The Craig complement-fixation test for amebiasis in chronic ulcerative colitis, Am. Jr. Med. Sei., 1932, clxxxiii, 624-631. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CRAIG CF: Further observations upon the complement fixation test in the diagnosis of amebiasis, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1933, xviii, 873-881. Google Scholar6. MELENEYFRYE HEWW: Practical value and significance of the complement fixation reaction in amebiasis, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1937, xxvii, 505-510. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication October 10, 1938.From the Gastro-Intestinal Section of the Medical Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School and the Department of Protozoölogy, the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.†The expression "carriers of E. histolytica" as used in this paper, refers to individuals harboring E. histolytica which commonly appears in their stools as cysts, but who do not seem to be experiencing symptoms such as loose or frequent stools, intestinal bleeding, etc., presumably due to the presence of the parasite. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic amebiasisFumagillin in Intestinal AmebiasisFactors in the diagnosis of intestinal protozoa in man and in the interpretation of the findingsThe treatment of amebiasis by a combined method—statistical end resultsThe clinical significance of the carrier state in amoebiasis 1 July 1939Volume 13, Issue 1Page: 64-67KeywordsAmebiasisGastroenterology and hepatologyHemorrhageHospitalsHygienePrevention, policy, and public healthSigns and symptoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...