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Parasites Flashcards

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Diphyllobothriasis

A

largest tapeworm >10m long

Raw freshwater fish

Megablastic anemia

RX: Praziquantel

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Echinococcus

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Small, cysts

Granulosus: liver>lung>brain/muscle/kidney
multilocularis: liver, usually symptomatic

Surgery
RX: albendazole

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Schistosomiasis

A

FLUKE
freshwater skin penetration
*Most prominent in SSA
Acute: swimmers itch»>Katayama fever (eosinophilia)

Chronic:
periportal fibrosis
bladder fibrosis

RX: praziquantel

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4
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Liver/biliary flukes

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undercooked freshwater fish

SEAsia

Cholangiocarcinoma

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Lung fluke

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Far East

Undercooked seafood

Lung fibrosis

RX: praziquantel

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Lung fluke

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Far East

Undercooked seafood

Lung fibrosis

RX: praziquantel

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Entamoeba

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Amebiasis

liver abcess, bloody diarrhea

RX: metronidazole follow with luminal agent

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crypto/iso/cyclospora

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watery diarrhea, esp in immunocompromised

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9
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giardia

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steatorrhea, daycare, hikes

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Roundworm

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tapeworm

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12
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flukes

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13
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Cryptosporidiosis

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Conataminated H2O, even rec
Chronic diarrhea in HIV
watery diarreha
severe in immunocompromised

RX: ORS, Nitazoxanide

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14
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Isosporiasis

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Contaminated water

Severe volume depletion

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Isosporiasis

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Contaminated water
Severe volume depletion
chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised

Rx: ORS, TMP/SMX

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16
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Ascariasis

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1 billion in the world
intestinal obstruction
*loeffler’s syndrome- pneumonitis
biliary obstruction

Rx: albendazole- most roundworms

17
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giardia

A

daycare, hikes- contaminated H2O

Steatorrhea
FEVER not common

Rx: metro, tini, nita

18
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Isosporiasis

A

Contaminated water
Severe volume depletion
chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised

Rx: ORS, TMP/SMX

19
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Cyclosporiasis

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Imported foods
Cyst resistant to chlorine

Rx: TMP/SMX

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