LUNG, INTESTINAL FLUKE Flashcards
(Lung fluke, oriental lung fluke)
Paragonimus westermani
Paragonimus westermani . Other species
Paragonimus philippinensis (humans), Paragonimus siamensis (cats),
Paragonimus miyazaki (mammals) (Japan), Paragonimus skrjabini (dogs, cats, humans)
Paragonimus hueitungensis (felines) (China), Paragonimus heterotrema (mammals)
(China, Southeast Asia)
Egg: it is oval in shape, yellowish brown, bile-stained, thick egg walls
Paragonimus westermani
Paragonimus westermani. Egg. Size
measures 80-118 um in length and 48-60 um in width
Paragonimus westermani. Adults. color and resembles ?
reddish brown in color and resembles
coffee beans
Paragonimus westermani. Adults. Size
measures 7.5-12 mm in length
and 4-6 mm in width
Paragonimus westermani. Eggs per day
9000-18000 eggs per day
Paragonimus westermani. the infective stage to humans
Metacercaria:
Paragonimus westermani. 1st Intermediate hosts:
SNAILS (Antemelania asperata, Antemelaniadactylus/Brotia asperata, Sulcospira quangtriensis, Paludomusspp
Paragonimus westermani. 2nd Intermediate hosts:
CRAB (Sundathelpusa philippina formerly Parathelpusa grapsoides) and CRAYFISH (superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea)
Human infection with ______ occurs by eating inadequately cooked or pickled crab or crayfish that harbor
metacercariae of the parasite
P. westermani
P. westermani, Definitive host:
Man
P. westermani. First intermediate host
Fresh water snail, belonging to the genera
Semisulcospira and Brotia.
Paragonimus westermani. Second intermediate host
Fresh water crab or cray fish
Paragonimus westermani. Infective form
Metacercariae encysted in crab or cray fish
Paragonimus westermani.Mode of infection:
Man acquires infection by eating undercooked
crab or cray fish containing metacercariae.
P. westermani .mostly are gastrointestinal symptoms: abdominal pain, fever, cough, eosinophilia, urticaria, internal organ complications including hepatosplenomegaly
Acute phase:
P. westermani. * it mainly involves respiratory complications and it usually produces a
dry cough that progresses into rust-colored sputum with foul fish odor
most pronounced in morning (misdiagnosis of tuberculosis)
Chronic phase
P. westermani. Chronic phase can cause ___ lesions which can progress to fibrosis
granulomatous lesions