Parasitic Infestations Flashcards
1
Q
Protazoal infections that affect the liver?
A
- Amebiasis
- Malaria
- Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)
2
Q
What bug causes parasitic liver abscesses?
A
Entamoeba histolytica
3
Q
Histologic findings of visceral leishmaniasis?
A
Kupffer cell hyperplasia and Donovan bodies (Kupffer cells containing bugs)
4
Q
What helminths affect the liver?
A
Ascarias lumbricoides, Liver fluke, echinococcus granulosus
5
Q
What bug is associated with development of cholangiocarcinoma?
A
Clonorchis sinensis
6
Q
What is Weil Syndrome?
A
Leptospirosis
7
Q
Deep clefts and gross pseudolobation of the liver caused by syphilis?
A
Hepar lobatum
