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protozoa Flashcards

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Parasites are divided to

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  1. Protozoa

2. Helminthes

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Helminthes are divided to

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  1. Nematodes (roundworms)
  2. Cestodes (tapeworms)
  3. Trematodes (flukes)
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Protozoa infections are divided to

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  1. GI infections
  2. CNS infections
  3. Hematologic infections
  4. other infections (visceral infections and STD)
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Protozoa GI infections - bugs and diseases

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  1. Giardia lamblia - giardiasis
  2. Entamoeba histolytica - amebiasis
  3. Cryptosporidium - diarrhea
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Giardia lamblia - disease and symptoms

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Giardiasis: 1. bloating 2. flatulence

3. foul smelling, fatty diarrhea

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Giardiasis is often seen in

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campers/hikers

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Giardia lamblia - transmission

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cysts in water

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Giardia lamblia - diagnosis

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multinucleated trophozoites or cysts in stool

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trophozoite?

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a growing stage in the life cycle of some sporozoan parasites, when they are absorbing nutrients from the host. (pathogenic state)

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Giardiasis - treatment

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metronidazole

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Entamoeba histolytica - disease and symptoms

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Amebasis: 1. bloody diarrhea (dysentery)

  1. liver abscess (anchovy paste exudate)
  2. RUG pain
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amebiasis - gross appearance

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flask-shaped ulcer in colon

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Entamoeba histolytica - rout from colon to liver abscess

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invades through the intestinal wall to enter to the bloodstream

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anchovy paste exudate

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Amoebic abscesses of the liver produce brownish pus, which is described as looking like “anchovy paste”

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Entamoeba histolytica - transmission

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cysts in water

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Entamoeba histolytica infection - diagnosis

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  • serology and/or
  • trophozoites with RBCs in the cytoplasm
    or cysts with up to 4 nuclei in stool
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Entamoeba histolytica infection - treatment

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  1. metronidazole

2. iodoquinol for asymptomatic cyst passers

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Cryptosporidium - disease and symptoms

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severe nonbloody diarrhea in AIDS
Mild disease (watery diarrhea) in immunocompoment
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Cryptosporidium - transmission

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oocysts in water

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Cryptosporidium - diagnosis

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oocysts on acid-fast stain

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Cryptosporidium - treatment/prevention

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prevention by filtering city water supplies
notazoxamide in immunocompetent hosts
no clear treatment for AIDS patient

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Protozoa - CNS infection - bugs and diseases

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Toxoplasma gondi - toxoplasmosis
Naegleria fowleri - rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis
Trypanosoma brucei - African sleeping disease

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Toxoplasma gondi infection and symptoms

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  1. Congenital toxoplasmosis –> classic triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, intracranial calcification
  2. reactivation in aids –> brain abscess
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Toxoplasma gondi transmission

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cysts in undercooked meat (MC)
oocysts in cat feces
crosses placenta

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Toxoplasma gondi - pregnant women should

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avoid cats

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Toxoplasma gondi - diagnosis

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serology
biopsy (tachyzoite)
CT/MIR ring-enhancing lesion

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Toxoplasma gondi in AIDS - CT/MIR

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ring-enhancing lesion

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Toxoplasma gondi infection - treatment

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sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine

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Trypanosoma brucei - subspecies

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  1. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

2. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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Trypanosoma brucei - disease and symptoms

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African sleeping disease: 1. enlarged lymph nodes

2. recurring fever 3. somnolence 4. Coma

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Mechanism of recurring fever in African sleeping disease

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antigenic variation

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African sleeping disease - transmission

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Tsetse fly, a painful bit

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African sleeping disease - diagnosis

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Trypomastigote in blood smear

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African sleeping disease - treatment

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suramin for blood-borne disease

melarsoprol for CNS penetration

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Naegleria fowleri - disease and symptoms

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rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis

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Naegleria fowleri - transmission

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swiming in freshwater lakes –> enters via cribriform plate

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Naegleria fowleri - diagnosis

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amoebas in spinal fluid

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Naegleria fowleri - treatment

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amphotericin B has been effective for a few survivors

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Protozoan hematologic infections - bugs and diseases

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  1. Plasmodium –> Malaria

2. Babesia –> Babesiosis

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Protozoan hematologic infections - Babesia - disease and symptoms

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Babesiosis –> fever and hemolytic anemias

high risk of severe disease with asplenia

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Babesios - area (map)

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northeastern US

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Babesios - high risk in

43
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Babesios - tranmission

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ixodes tick

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Babesiosis - treatment

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Atovaquone + azithromycin

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Babesios - diagnosis

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  1. Blood smear: ring form and Maltese cross

2. PCR

46
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Plasmodium - bugs

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P. vivax
P. oval
P. falciparum
P. malariae

47
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Malaria - general symptoms

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  1. fever
  2. headache
  3. anemia
  4. splenomegaly
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Malaria - fever according to bug

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P. vivax/ovale –> 48hr cycle (tertian: fever on first day and third day, thus fever are actually 48hr apart)
P. falciparum –> severe. irregular fever pattern
P. malariae –> 72 hr cycle (quartan)

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malaria is AKA

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blackwater fever

50
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other complications of malaria, beside general symptoms

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occlude capillaries in brain (cerebral malaria), kidney, lung (esp with P. Falciparum)

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Malaria - transmission

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anopheles mosquito (sporozoites)

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Briefly describe the life cycle of plasmodia parasite

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sporozoites in mosquito salive enter into human blood –> sporozoites enter liver cells and multiply and differentiate –> Merozoites are release from liver cells and enter RBCs –> Multiplication and differentiation into trophozoites and gamezytes within RBCs –> RBCs rupture releasing moro trophozoites, merozoites and gametocytes –> mosquito picks up male and female gametocytes when ingesting human blood

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Malaria - relapse vs recrudescence

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Relapse occurs in P. vivax and P. ovale infection ressults from hypnozoites –> reactivation of hypnozoites in liver
Recrudescence occurs in P. malariae and P. falciparum infections and results from incomplete eradication of the parasites

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Malaria - diagnosis

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  1. Blood smear: trophozoites ring within RBCs, schizont containing merozoites
  2. Red granules (Schuffner stippling) through RBC cytoplasm seen with P. vivax/ovale
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Schuffner stippling

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Red granules through RBC cytoplasm seen with P. vivax/ovale

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Malaria - treatment for every situation

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  1. Chloroquine (for sensitive species)
  2. Mefloquine or atovaquone/proquanil (for resistant)
  3. IV quinidine or artesunate (If life threatening) –> test for G6PD
  4. P. vivax/ovale add primaquine for hypnozoite –> test for G6PD
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antimalaria drugs –> test for G6PD with which drugs

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  1. quinidine
  2. artesunate
  3. primaquine
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Protozoa visceral infections - bugs and disease

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  1. Trypanosoma cruzi –> Chagas disease

2. Leishmania donovani –> Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), cutaneous leismaniasis

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Leishmania donovani - disease and symptoms / aka

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A. Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar): 
1. spiking fevers
2. hepatosplenomegaly 
3. pancytopenia 
B. cutaneous leismaniasis: 1. Skin ulcers
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Leishmania donovani - transmission

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Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) - diagnosis

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macrphages contating amastigotes

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Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) - treatment

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amphotericin B

sodium stibogluconate

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Trypanosoma cruzi - disease and symptoms

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Chagas disease:

  1. dialted cardiomyopathy with apical atrophy
  2. megalcolon
  3. megaesophagus
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Trypanosoma cruzi - disease / map

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Chagas disease

SOUTH AMERICA

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Chagas disease sign

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ROMANA SIGN: unilateral periorbital swelling –> characteristic of acute stage

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Trypanosoma cruzi - Transmission

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Reduviid bug (kissing bug) feces, deposited in a painless bite

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Trypanosoma cruzi - diagnosis

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Trypomastigote in blood smear

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Trypanosoma cruzi -treatment

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Benzidazole or nifurtimox

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Protozoa sexual transmitted infections - bugs and disease

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Trichomonas vaginalis –> vaginitis

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Trichomonas vaginalis - disease and symptoms

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vaginitis:

foul-smelling, greenish discharge, itching and burning

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bacterial vaginosis vs protozoal vaginitis according to symptoms

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vaginitis: foul-smelling, greenish discharge, itching and burning
Bcterial vaginosis: gray vaginal discharge with fishy smell, nonpainful

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Trichomonas vaginalis - transmission

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Trichomonas vaginalis - outside human form

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cannot exits outside human because it cannot form cysts

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Trichomonas vaginalis - diagnosis

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trophozoites (motile) on wet mount

strawberry cervix

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Trichomonas vaginalis - treatment

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Metronidazole for patient and partner (prophylaxis)

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treatment for all protozoal infections (except malaria)

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Giardiasis –> Metronidazole
amebiasis –> metronidazole, iodoquinol for asymptomatic cyst passers
cryptosporidium –> prevention by filtering city water supplies, nitazoxanide in immunocompetent, no clear treatment for aids
Toxoplasma gondi –> Sulfadiazine+pyrimethamine
Naegleria fowleri –> Amphotericin B
Trypanosoma brucei –> Suramin for blood-borne disease or melarsoprol for CNS penetration
Babesia –> atovaquone + azithromycin
Tripanosoma cruzi –> Benzidazole or nifurtimox
Leishmania donovavi –> amphotericin sodium stibogluconate
trichomonas vaginalis –> Metronidazole for patient and partner (prophylaxis)

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Malaria - treatment for every situation

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  1. Chloroquine (for sensitive species)
  2. Mefloquine or atovaquone/proquanil (for resistant)
  3. IV quinidine or artesunate (If life threatening) –> test for G6PD
  4. P. vivax/ovale add primaquine for hypnozoite –> test for G6PD
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protozoa infection in asplenia

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Chloroquine - mechanism of action

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Blocks detoxification of heme into hemozoin –> Heme accumulates and is toxic to plasmodia (block polymerase)

80
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Chloroquine - clinical use

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plasmodium species other than P. falciparum (resistance)

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Chloroquine - P. falciparum (why)

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resistance –>membrane pump that decreases intracellular concentration in drugs

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P. falciparum - treatment

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artemether/lumefantrine or atovaquone/proquanil

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Chloroquine - toxicity

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  1. Retinopathy

2. Pruritus (esp in dark-skinned individuals)

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