Para Lec - Hemoflagellates

Question 1

Leishman-Donovan body

Answer 1

amastigote

Question 2

leishmanial form

Answer 2

amastigote

Question 3

crithidial form

Answer 3

epimastigote

Question 4

trypanosomal form

Answer 4

trypomastigote

Question 5

what constitues the kinetoplast

Answer 5

parabasal body

blepharoplast

Question 6

old world cutaneous leishmaniasis

Answer 6

Leishmania tropica

Question 7

also known as Oriental Sore

Answer 7

Leishmania tropica

Question 8

also known as Aleppo button

Answer 8

Leishmania tropica

Question 9

also known as Baghdad or Jericho boil

Answer 9

Leishmania tropica

Question 10

Habitat of what leishmania:
endothelial cells of the skin capillaries
within cytoplasm of monocytes

Answer 10

Leishmania tropica

Question 11

vector of Leishmania tropica

Answer 11

Phlebotomus

Question 12

Pathology of what leishmania: localized cutaneous infection which give rise to a macule, then a papule, a raised lesion with depressed ulcerated center

Answer 12

Leishmania tropica

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raised lesion with depressed ulcerated center

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papule

Question 14

characterized by dry lesions

Answer 14

Leishmania tropica

Question 15

Also known as Espundia

Answer 15

Leishmania braziliensis

Question 16

Also known as American mucocutaneous

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Leishmania braziliensis

Question 17

Also known as Bubas

Answer 17

Leishmania braziliensis

Question 18

Also known as Chiclero ulcers

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Also known as visceral leishmaniasis

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Leishmania donovani

Question 20

characterized by Kala-azar

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Leishmania donovani

Question 21

characterized by Dum-dum

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Leishmania donovani

Question 22

characterized by black fever

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Leishmania donovani

Question 23

habitat of ?: mucocutaneous junctions

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Leishmania braziliensis

Question 24

habitat of ?: RES: liver, spleen, BM,

Answer 24

Leishmania donovani

Question 25

pathology of ?: splenomegaly with associated severe anemia

Answer 25

Leishmania donovani

Question 26

vector of Leishmania donovani

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Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus

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vector of Leishmania braziliense

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Lutzomyia and Psychodopygus

Question 28

– erosion of pinna of ear

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Chiclero’s ulcer

Question 29

erosion of nose bridge

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Tapir Nose

Question 30

– looks like M. leprae infection/leprosy

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Cutaneous Oriental Sore

Question 31

hemoflagellate without epimastigote stage

Answer 31

Leishmania spp

Question 32

diagnosis of leishmania

cannot identify if acute or past infection

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Intradermal test (Montenegro Skin Test)

Question 33

diagnosis of leishmania

only Antibody is detected

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Intradermal test (Montenegro Skin Test)

Question 34

– recent infection

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Presence of IgM

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– past infection

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Presence of IgG

Question 36

– non-specific, for screening only, consists of formalin and a drop of serum
-look for gel formation or agglutination

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Formal-gel test

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(greater Ig =

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infection

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o Normal A/G Ratio –

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high albumin

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o – inverted A/G Ratio

-high globulin = strong indication of inflammation

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Leishmania infection

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TREATMENT of Leishmania

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• Antimony compounds
• Amphotericin B
• Pentamidine
• Nifurtimox

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infective stage to final host

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promastigotes

Question 42

infective stage to vector/ intermediate host

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amastigote

Question 43

diagnostic stage

Answer 43

amastigote