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A TWENTY-YEAR old male Arab was admitted to the Government Hospital, Haifa, and died two hours after admission. Post-mortem examination performed about one hour after death revealed as cause of death complete occlusion of the jejunum by multiple intussusceptions, obviously brought about by masses of Ascarids present in the small intestines. But in addition to this condition, all lymphatic glands in the mesentery were found to be considerably enlarged and hard. The liver was slightly enlarged, the spleen showing no abnormality. Histologically, the mesenteric glands showed a marked disruption of their architecture ; there was partial destruction of the lymphatic tissue with replacement by reticulo-endothelial hyperplasia, suggesting an inflammatory process of some duration. There were no signs of tuberculosis. Small necrotic foci were found in the liver.
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REITLER, R., BOXER, J. An Antibiotically Active and Slightly Pathogenic Member of the Bac. brevis Group Found in Man. Nature 158, 24 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158024b0
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