Parasitology Dx

Front 1

trophozites in exudate or feces

*contain kentral karyosome or cysts

*4 nuclei in iodine stained perps

*non symptomatic use hagllutin or enzyme assays

Back 1

Amebiasis

tx with metronidazole if amoebic

tx w/ diloxanide furoate if cyst

tx if symptomatic

Front 2

trophozites or "star like" cysts in trichrome stained smear of tissue exudate

Back 2

acanthamoebic keratitis

tx with propamidine

Front 3

trichrome staining reveals spores w/ central waistbands, coiled polar tubule and two nucle inside spore body

Back 3

Microsporidiosis

tx with alvendazole for intestinal

tx with fumagillin if ocular

Front 4

dx by ovservation of clinical symptoms, HX OF EXPOSURE, and larvae in tissue bx

Back 4

shistosome dermatitis(swimmer's itch)

tx with anthihistamines

Front 5

gradiv proglottids migrate out of anus and are seen or egg packets containing multiple eggs with onchospheres are receovered from fecal concentrations

Back 5

Dipylidiasis

tx with niclosamid

Front 6

eggs with hexacanth embryos and radially striated shells are receovered in fecal concentrations

Back 6

Taeniasis

tx with praziquantel if larvae

tx with niclosamide if adult

Front 7

thin shelled eggs with bluntly rounded ends containing embyos in the 4 to 8 cell stages are seen in fecal concentrations (easy to dx b/c can easily see egg)

Back 7

Anylostomiasis

tx with mebendazole

Front 8

ovoid shaped eggs with thick rough outer coverings are found in fecal concentrations

Back 8

ascariasis

tx with mebendazole

Front 9

transparent tape is applied to anal area early in the morning and then tape is ovserved for elongated thin shelled eggs with well developed embryos and asymmetric flat side

Back 9

enterbiasis


tx with albendazole ALL FAMILY MEMBERS

Front 10

dx by clinical syptoms and hx of exposure

such as lerpinginous tunnel

Back 10

Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption)


tx with alvendazole

Front 11

dx by clinical symptoms and hx of exposure such as fever, cough, pneumonitis, LOSS OF VISION, edema, retinal granulomas

Back 11

Visceral larva migrans

tx with ivermectin and steroids

Front 12

encysted larvae in muscle tissue biopsy

Back 12

Trichinosis


tx with thiabendazole if intestinal stage

tx wtih mebendazole if muscular stage

Front 13

hix of contact with insects or simply by capture and ideintify

Back 13

Lice

tx with malathion

Front 14

hx of bite, capture, identifiy arthropod by DEEP RED lesion and possibly bacterial infection

Back 14

Tombidiosis (mites)


tx with steroids

Front 15

KOH digestion of follicle or skin scrapings shows round mites w/ short legs, chronic cases have few

Back 15

Scabies (7 yr itch)


tx with permethrin and hot soapy baths