Dysentery, early stage

Indications Common cold, wind, cold, damp evils. Upper respiratory tract infections, flus, emphysema, malaria, early stage dysentery, early stage measles, acute cellulitis, and sores... 

Initial signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, and fever followed by frequent watery stools. Within a few days, patients experience a decrease in fever, severe abdominal pain, and tenderness prior to the development of bloody diarrhea and other signs of dysentery (see Table 111 ). Stools are often greenish in color and contain leukocytes. Fluid and electrolyte losses may be significant, particularly in infants and elderly patients. In the early stages of the disease, stool cultures are positive. A rapid diagnostic test kit that uses DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is also available. 

Not for use in the early stages of diarrhea or dysentery, although one of the common therapeutic uses is in chronic diarrhea and dysentery (Bensky et al. 2004 Chen and Chen 2004). 

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