A Case of Dysentery Caused by Balantidium Coli
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By LAL MOHAN BANIK, Assistant Medical Officer, Teok Tea Estate, Assam A woman, aged 60 years, was admitted into hospital complaining of abdominal discomfort and passage of loose stools containing blood and mucus. The *tool on naked-eye examination was semi-formed, clay-coloured and contained blood and mucus. Under the low power of the microscope a, number (about 50 per field) of oval-shaped mobile bodies could be seen in the stool preparation. Some exhibited constant rotatory movement while others in addition showed actual locomotion. A few were seen dashing in and out of the field. Under the high power the protozoa showed cilia all round, the ' mouth' at one end (also ciliated) and the two big vacuoles with numerous smaller vacuoles in the cytoplasm characteristic of Balantidium coli. No cyst formation was seen. One parasite, attracted attention by its dumb-bell appearance. The constriction in the middle gradually
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