Cestodes Flashcards
1
Q
List the cestodes
A
Taenia saginata (Beef (unarmed) tapeworm) Taenia solium (Pork (armed) tapeworm) Hymenolepis nana Diphyllobothrium latum (Fish tapeworm) Echinoccocus Granulosus (Cystic Hydatid Disease) Echinoccocus Multilocularis (Alveolar HD) Echinoccocus Vogeli, oligarthrus (Polycystic HD) Dipylidium caninum (Dog tapeworm)
2
Q
Neurocysticercosis Rx
A
Parenchymal - medical Rx (alb &/or praziquantel) (viable/involuting cysts) Subarachnoid - medical Rx Intraventricular - surgical Spinal - surgical Ocular - surgical
