AMOEBIASIS IN INFANCY BICAL OURNAL by mixing the grated coconut with hot water and manually squeezing out the oil. To reduce the fat content, the mothers were instructed not to add the milk obtained by the initial squeeze, but to discard this and add hot water to the grated coconut. This weaker coconut milk was used for the preparation of the child's curry. The fat-deficient diet was continued for a few weeks after the stools became normal. Summary Forty cases of pathologically proved E. histolytica infection in infants in Colombo and its environs are presented. Of 291 cases of infantile diarrhoea in children under 2 years of age 15.9% were infected with E. histolytica. Fourteen cases were 1 year of age and 26 between 1 and 2 years. Twenty-nine of the cases were infected with E. histolytica minuta and the others with the larger type. Half the cases were of the acute and half of the chronic and relapsing variety. Treatment given was by emetine parenterally and carbarsone orally. Of the cases followed up 80%/0 indicated satisfactory results.
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