A systolic murmur was best heard in the fourth left intercostal space.
When metacercariae harvested from the snakes and intercostal muscles of rodents were infected orally to cats, they developed into adult flukes in the small intestine.
The organs examined were the intestine, diaphragm, intercostal muscles, lungs, heart, brain, liver, spleen and kidneys.
Cysts formed in the diaphragm, intercostal muscles and lungs are likely to cause difficulties in the respiratory capacity of the hosts.
Incision was made through the 6th intercostal space, never trespassing the median axillary line.
The highest number was recovered from the intercostal muscles, followed by the lungs and diaphragm.
Separately from this, metacercariae were recovered from the intercostal muscles of infected rats, and used to infect two kittens to obtain adult flukes.
Repeated puncture of the pericardial effusion was performed from a left lateral intercostal position.
