export_sst and muscle parasites and arthropods Flashcards
Three clinical presentations of leishmaniasis
Cutaneous
Mucocutaneous
Visceral
Cutaneous leishmaniasis organisms
L. major
L. tropica
L. mexicana
Cutaneous leishmaniasis presentation
Raised, dry, crusted lesions
Self-limited
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis organisms
L. braziliensis
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis presentation
Initially as a typical cutaneous lesion
Months/years later ulceration occurs
Onchocerca volvulus vector
Black fly
Onchocerca volvulus disease
River blindness
Onchocerca volvulus features
Filarial nematodes
Microfilariae
River blindness symptoms
Migrating and dying microfilariae induce an intense “itching” reaction
Sclerosing keratitis and blindness
Treat river blindness
Ivermectin
Mansonella spp. features
Filarial nematode
Mansonella organisms
M. streptocerca
M. perstans
M. ozzardi
Mansonella spp. vector
Infected midge
Mansonella spp. symptoms
Most are asymptomatic
Can cause itching, edema, and joint pain
Mansonella spp. diagnosis
Observing microfilaria on blood smears
Dracunculus medinensis features
Largest tissue dwelling nematode
Dracunculus medinensis life cycle
Ingestion of infected water
Larvae penetrate intestine and travel to subcutaneous tissue
Females cause a blister, lay eggs, and release microfilariae into water
Dracunculus medinensis disease
Dracunculosis
Diagnose dracunculosis
Symptoms
“Wash out” microfilariae from ulcer
Treat dracunculosis
Wind worm out on stick
Slowly; if you break the worm, you will elicit an anaphylactic reaction