Cestodes, Trematodes & Nematodes Flashcards
DOC for E. granulosus
Albendazole
DOC for all cestodes except for E. granulosus
Praziquantel
Number of uterine branches in T. solium
5-10
Number of uterine branches in T. saginata
15-25
Pruritus ani
Taenia saginata
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium
Infective stage of D. latum infection
Plerocercoid larvae
Causes vitamin B12 deficiency and megaloblastic anemia
D. latum
Life threatening rupture can occur with cyst rupture
Echinococcus granulosus
Honeycomb vesicles
Echinococcus multiocularis
Most common tapeworm is developed countries
Hymenolepsis nana
Polar filaments with six-hooked larva
Hymenolepsis nana
Intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum
Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi
Diagnostic exam unique to S. japonicum
Circumoval precipitin test (ovoid egg with small hook)
Systemic hypersensitivity resembling serum sickness
Katayama fever