All issues > Volume 10(5); 1967

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1967;10(5):269-274. Published online May 31, 1967.

Comparative Observation of Anti-amebic Treatments on Amebic Dysentery of Infants and Children

Sae Joon Choe¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University

Abstract

During 4 months from June to Sep. 1966, 40 cases of amebic dysentery were treated at Pusan Children’s Charity Hospital. The cases were classified into the following four groups: Group I; treated with Diodoquin and Tetracycline, Group II; treated with Diodoquin alone, Group III; treated with Furamide and Tetracycline, Group IV; treated with Furamide alone. The author obtained the following results. 1) The amebae in stools were disappeared within 3 to 5 days in all groups. 2)The clinical manifestations of acute colitis such as diarrhea, mucous stool and bloody stool were improved within 2 to 5 days in the combined treatments, and within 4 to 9 days in the single treatments, showing better effect of the combined treatments. 3)In the single treatment with Diodoquin or Furamide, the effect of Diodoquin seems to be better than Furamide in disappearing the acute colitis signs. 4)Thirty nine cases of the 40 were cured with one course treatment (10 days) showing 97.5% cure rate.5)Three cases (7.5%) were readmitted 3 to 5 months after discharge.

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