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Question 1

cysticercosis is associated with what neurologic thing?

Answer 1

seizures

Question 2

symptoms of taenia solium infection (cysticercosis)

Answer 2

no symp until the worm encysts in the muscle, subcut tissue or brain; seizures (presenting sx), hydrocephalus, and stroke; subcut nodules

Question 3

most common site of involvement for neurocysticercosis

Answer 3

fourth ventricle

Question 4

what do head ct or mri scans show for taenia solium infection?

Answer 4

solitary parenchymal cyst or single or multiple calcification

Question 5

management of taenia solium

Answer 5

antiparasitic meds for those with adult tapeworm; if you just have califications in brain with seizures, use antepileptics

Question 6

three types of rickettsial infections

Answer 6

lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever, and ehrlicosis

Question 7

most common helminthic infection in the US

Answer 7

enterobius vermicularis (pin worm)

Question 8

clinical features of pin worm

Answer 8

anal or, less commonly, vulvar pruritis