Cestodes Flashcards
Dx stage taenia
Gravid proglottids
Neurocysticercosis
Worms in vitreous humor
T. Solium
Intestinal obstruction
Pruritus ani
T. Saginata
Ttt for taenia
Praziquantel
Infective stage of d. Latum
Plerocercoid larvae
Dx stage of d. Latum
Unembryonated egg
Megaloblastic anemia due to vit b12 def
D. Latum
Intermediate hosts: sheep, man
Definitive: dogs
Echinococcus granulosus
Cysts are SOLs with potential for rupture leading to possible anaphylaxis
Liver, pulmonary, cerebral cysts
Echinococcus granulosum
Ttt for echinococcus
Albendazole
Resection
Pair procedure
Multiloculated cysts (honeycomb)
Echinococvus multilocularis
Dwarf tapeworm
MC in developed countries
Polar filaments
Six hooked larva
Hymenolepsis nana
Infective stage of taenia
Cysticerci (both)
Eggs (t. Solium)