A Case of Dysphagia Due to Round Worms

on my part and repeated trial on his part, he could not swallow this small quantity of liquid and after some ineffectual attempts, the fluid came out of the corners of the mouth. Much less could he swallow any solids. Then I tried to pass a stomach tube to see whether the patient had any obstruction in the oesophagus due to a foreign body, growth, or stricture. On account of the restlessness and non-co-operation on the part of the patient, I could not pass the tube. I put the patient under chloroform anaesthesia and then passed the stomach tube easily. I found the stomach quite empty and I washed it out with weak sodium bicarbonate solution and in the end put in one ounce of magnesium sulphate in solution and kept the patient at rest. In about three hours I was informed that the patient had three loose watery motions in one of which he passed one round worm. Considering that round