Exam 4 Flashcards
Enterobius Vermicularis
Pinworm
Pinworm transmission
- Fecal-oral route
- Direct transfer of infected eggs by hand, to anus, to mouth
- Females die after depositing up to 10,000 eggs/24 hours
- Eggs can live for 2 weeks off humans!
- Are infective within hours of being deposited
- Indirect transmission: from bedding, clothing, in the air
- Incubation period: 1-2 months from ingestion until adults migrate to anal area
Vulvovaginitis
[Pinworm complication]
- Inflammation
- Migration from the anus, can move to the ovaries, liver, and lung (rare)
- Pelvic pain, granuloma in the peritoneal cavity
- 20% of females with pinworm (EV) infestation will have vulvovaginitis
Soil-Transmitted Helminths
- STH diseases (“helminth” means parasitic worm) are of major importance in developing countries
- They are caused by infection with roundworm, hookworm, or whipworm, and can include diarrhea, abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, anemia, and retarded growth and cognitive development
Hookworm: offending organisms
- Ancylostoma duodenale & Necator americanus
- Nematode parasites
- Live in the small intestine
Necator americanus
- Gray-pink color, 0.5 mm thick
- Male: 5-9 mm long
- Female: 10 mm long
- Lifespan: up to 15 years
- Reproduction: females lay up to 10,000 eggs/day
Ancylostoma duodenale
- 0.5 mm thick
- Males: 5-10 mm long
- Females: 10 mm or more in length
- Lifespan: 6 months
- Reproduction: 30,000 eggs/day
Hookworm: Clinical manifestation
- Itchy rash at site of entrance
- Diarrhea (as hookworms grow in intestines)
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Decreased appetite
- Fever
- Can have bloody stool
- Progressive anemia: “blood suckers”
Hookworm: Diagnostic tests
- CBC: anemia and follow up after Fe started
- Stool sample: to look for eggs
- Soil sample: for larvae
Hookworm: Treatment goals
- Rid of parasites & treat anemia
- Improve nutrition & growth
- Based on complications: hydration (as needed), admission (as needed)
Albendazole
- 400 mg po ONCE
- Take with food
- May take up to 3 days
- Pregnancy Category C
Pyrantel pamoate
- 11 mg/kg PO once a day for 3 days
- Label reads “not for children under 2 years of age”
- WHO has used in ‘mass campaigns’ and approves use <1 y/o
- Few studies under <1 year of age (safety?)
- Pregnancy Category C
Trichuris trichiura
- “Whipworm”
- Soil transmitted helminth (STH)
- Whipworms live in the large intestine
Whipworm: Clinical manifestations
- Can be asymptomatic
- Frequent passage of painful stool –> blood and mucous
- Poor growth
- Pale, tired (anemia)
Whipworm: Diagnosis
- Stool sample: ID eggs
Whipworm: Treatment
- Albendazole, Mebendazole or Ivermectin
- Follow stool samples: 3x in 3 months following treatment
Whipworm: Patient education
- Medications may cause nausea, cramping, stomach pain
- Prevention: improve sanitation, wash hands
- “Wash it, peel it, cook it or forget it”
Giardia
- Most frequently diagnosed intestinal parasitic disease in the US and travelers
- Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia
- Has a protective shell, can live outside the body for long periods & makes it tolerant to chlorine disinfection
- Live in the small intestine
Giardia: Diagnosis
- Stool samples (to ID cysts)
(1) 3 samples on 3 different days
(2) Cysts can be excreted intermittently
(3) Order stool for Ova and Parasites (O and P) - An enzyme linked to immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test commercially available and highly sensitive
- STRING TEST: swallow a capsule with a string attached, as it passes into the small intestine and trophozites stick to it, string removed and examined
- CBC not helpful, WBC should be normal
Giardia: Clinical manifestations
- Begin 1-3 weeks after infected, last 1-2 weeks
- Diarrhea (consider if diarrhea longer than 7 days)
- Gas
- Greasy stools that float
- Stomach pain
- Nausea/vomiting
- Symptoms can resolve and return after several weeks
- Weight loss (failure to absorb fat, Vitamin A, and B 12)
Giardia: Treatment
- Not all need treatment, may resolve on own
- Medications: Metronidazole (Flagyl) = 1st line, 5 mg/kg po TID for 5-7 days
- Tinidazole (Tindamax) for >3 years of age
- Nitazoxanide (Alinia): liquid form, better for children
Types of Malaria
- 4 types
- Plasmodium (P) falciparum most dangerous
- P. vivax and P. ovale can live dormant in the liver for years and reactivate after 2-4 years
Mosquito that transmits Malaria
Anopheles mosquito
Malaria: Clinical presentation
- Incubation period: 7-30 days
- Cold stage (cold/shivering)
- Hot stage (Fever, headache, vomiting, seizures)
- Sweating/Convalescent stage (sweats, normal temp, tired)
Malaria most common symptoms
- Fever
- Chills
- Headache
- Dry cough
- Body aches
- N/V
- Malaise
Malaria: Diagnosis
- Blood smear for parasites
- CBC: mild to severe anemia
Malaria: Treatment
- Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone), expensive
- Mefloquine (Coartem)
- Doxycycline, cheap but not for children <8 years
- Artersunate (not in US but can get on CDC malaria hotline)
- Chlorquine (much resistance)
Malaria: Prophylactic drugs
- Malarone
- Chlorquine
- Doxycycline
Malarone
[Malaria: Prophylactic drugs]
- Good for last minute travelers & short trips
- Starts 1-2 days before leave and take for 7 days after
- Peds tabs available
- Expensive
Chlorquine
[Malaria: Prophylactic drugs]
- Weekly med, areas have high level of resistance
- Not for last minute traveler; need to start 1-2 weeks before travel
Doxycycline
[Malaria: Prophylactic drugs]
- Cheapest
- Daily med
- Not for children <8 yo
- Good for last minute travel (start 1-2 days before)
- Side effects = upset stomach, diarrhea
Ova and Parasites
Test you will order with your stool sample to rule out parasites in your patient with diarrhea, bloody stool, cramping, recent travel or prolonged diarrhea for greater than 7 days
HOT stage of Malaria infection
- Most commonly presents to the PCP office or ER with this presentation in pediatrics
- Fever, headache, vomiting, seizures may occur
Check the CBC when……..
With a patient that you are following for or are suspicious of having HOOKWORM - remember HOOKWORM are the blood suckers and can cause anemia. So check a CBC and start of Fe supplements as needed
What presents with greasy stools that float, gas and diarrhea for > 7 days
Giardia should be on your radar! Ask about where they have been and when this started. Remember this typically starts 1-3 weeks after infected and can wax and wane - Send stool samples - 3 samples on 3 different days to capture the cysts
Passage of gastric contents into the esophagus without distress
- GER (no D)
- Normal in most newborns
- Most often post-prandial
- Results from a relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter
You are seeing an infant that was born at 32 weeks but is now 6 months and doing well. No significant history except prematurity with a benign course in the NICU. Mom reports he arches a lot and has rigid posturing, neck movements and arches his back when she holds him. He has a long history of “spitting up” but no vomiting, no blood or bile reported. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Sandifer syndrome. ? GERD? ? Hiatal hernia - high association with Sandifer - refer to Peds GI
GERD medication approved for infants?
- Histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs); Ranitidine (Zantac) is one example
- Dose is 5-10mg/kg/day divided Q12 hours for over 1 month of age
- No PPIs or Antacids approved (although Peds GI may use PPIs)
Vomiting bile is suggestive of……….
- Intestinal atresia
- Can be Malrotation of Volvulus
- Needs further evaluation
- Both of the listed are surgical EMERGENCIES!
Most common symptom of GERD?
Regurgitation or “spitting”