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Blood and Tissue Protozoa - T. cruzii Flashcards

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Blood and tissue protozoan

All 4 forms (APET)

AMASTIGOTE
PROMASTIGOTE
EPIMASTIGOTE
TRYPOMASTIGOTE

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Trypanosoma cruzii

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Transmission of T. cruzii

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FECES of REDUVIID BUG (kissing bug, triatoma, cone nose or assassin bug) deposited in a PAINLESS bite

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Infective stage of T. cruzii

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Metacyclic trypomastigote (epimastigote)

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Diagnostic stage of T. cruzii

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Trypomastigote

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Most frequently and severely affected tissue

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CARDIAC MUSCLES (myocytes)

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CHAGAS DISEASE/AMERICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS

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ACUTE PHASE

  • facial edema
  • nodule, CHAGOMA
  • fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly
  • ROMANA SIGN

CHRONIC FORM

  • MYOCARDITIS, dilated cardiomyopathy w/ apical atrophy
  • MEGACOLON, MEGAESOPHAGUS (2nd achalasia)
  • death - usually d.t. cardiac arrhythmias or CHF
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subcutaneous inflammatory nodule

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CHAGOMA

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unilateral palpebral swelling

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ROMANA’S SIGN

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Treatment of Chagas Disease

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ACUTE

  • Nifurtimox
  • Benznidazole
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