Platyhelminths Flashcards
Trematoda
nickname
Flukes!
Trematoda
transmiss/epi
obligate intra-snail-ular! hahaha
location: where snails are
intermediate hosts: fish, crab
Trematoda
4 clinical presentations
intestinal
liver
lung
blood
Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(casuative agents)
clonorchis sinensis (China) opisthorcis viverrini (Thailand) opisthorcis felineus (Kazak, Siberia)
Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(alternative name)
clonorchiasis
opsithorciasis
Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(secondary vector)
raw fish
Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(clinical pres)
acute: fever, abdominal sx
eggs appear in 3 wks
chronic: cholang-/pancreatitis
Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(treatment)
praziquantel
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(casuative agent)
Fasciola hepatica
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(alternative name)
fascioliasis
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(distribution)
S. America
Mideast
S. Europe
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(secondary vector)
watercress
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(clinical pres)
acute: RUQ pain
chronic: hepatitis
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(diagnosis)
ultrasound
Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(treatment)
triclabendazole
Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(causative agent)
paragonimus