Flagellates Flashcards
1
Q
Leishmaniasis
Visceral Or kala azar
Dum dum fever🤒
A
Visceral - pyrexia, hepatosplenomegaly lymphadenopathy , anemia, dark pigmentation
2
Q
Leishmanin skin test (Or) Montenegro test
A
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to intradermal leishmania antigen
#0.2ml of killed promastigote injected intradermally, test read after 72 hours +ve test indicate erythema induration
# person recovered from kala +ve
Active cases of kala azar test is -ve
