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==Chagas disease== | |||
T. Cruzi | T. Cruzi | ||
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Romana's sign: eye swelling | Romana's sign: eye swelling | ||
==African sleeping sickness== | |||
Tsetse fly | Tsetse fly | ||
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Winterbottom's sign: posterior cervical LAD (Gambiense) | Winterbottom's sign: posterior cervical LAD (Gambiense) | ||
==Swimmer's itch== | |||
Cercaria (non-human schistisomes) | Cercaria (non-human schistisomes) | ||
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Exposed areas | Exposed areas | ||
==Seabather's eruption== | |||
Under bathing suit | Under bathing suit | ||
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Cnidaria larve get trapped, release toxin | Cnidaria larve get trapped, release toxin | ||
==Cysticercosis== | |||
Humans can become intermediate host and then get invasive disease | Humans can become intermediate host and then get invasive disease | ||
==Enterobius vermicularis== | |||
Nocturnal perianal itch (pinworm) | Nocturnal perianal itch (pinworm) | ||
==Larva Currens== | |||
Thumbprint sign: periumbilical purpura | Thumbprint sign: periumbilical purpura | ||
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Strongyloides stercoralis | Strongyloides stercoralis | ||
==Dracunculosis== | |||
Copepods (Cyclops spp) | Copepods (Cyclops spp) | ||
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Metro and excision | Metro and excision | ||
==Loa loa== | |||
Calabar swelling: localized angioedema | Calabar swelling: localized angioedema | ||
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Mature worm migrates across eye | Mature worm migrates across eye | ||
==Onchocerciasis (River blindness)== | |||
Elephant skin | Elephant skin | ||
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Mazotti test: give DEC 50 mg, get reaction in patient | Mazotti test: give DEC 50 mg, get reaction in patient | ||
==Trichinosis== | |||
Trichinella spiralis | Trichinella spiralis | ||
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Pork, polar bear, walrus | Pork, polar bear, walrus | ||
==M. Opercularis== | |||
Wolly caterpillar | Wolly caterpillar | ||
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-'Erucism' inflammation around hairs, can be chronic, can cause systemic effects | -'Erucism' inflammation around hairs, can be chronic, can cause systemic effects | ||
==Cimex lenticularis== | |||
Bedbugs | Bedbugs | ||
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Hep B carrier's | Hep B carrier's | ||
==Body lice== | |||
Only seen in seams of clothing | Only seen in seams of clothing | ||
==Myiasis== | |||
Dermatobia hominis | Dermatobia hominis | ||
Odd question of Collembola (Springtail) implicated in one case series (J NY Entomol Soc, 2004) | |||
-Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily | -Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily | ||
==Source== | |||
7/2/09 PANI | 7/2/09 PANI | ||
[[Category:ID]] | [[Category:ID]] | ||
Revision as of 05:09, 28 March 2011
Chagas disease
T. Cruzi
Reduvid bug
Transmitted by fecal material
Romana's sign: eye swelling
African sleeping sickness
Tsetse fly
Winterbottom's sign: posterior cervical LAD (Gambiense)
Swimmer's itch
Cercaria (non-human schistisomes)
Exposed areas
Seabather's eruption
Under bathing suit
-Nematocysts of the larval forms of sea anemones: Edwardsiella lineata
Thimble jellyfishe: Linuche unguiculata
Cnidaria larve get trapped, release toxin
Cysticercosis
Humans can become intermediate host and then get invasive disease
Enterobius vermicularis
Nocturnal perianal itch (pinworm)
Larva Currens
Thumbprint sign: periumbilical purpura
Strongyloides stercoralis
Dracunculosis
Copepods (Cyclops spp)
Metro and excision
Loa loa
Calabar swelling: localized angioedema
Mature worm migrates across eye
Onchocerciasis (River blindness)
Elephant skin
Lizard skin
Leopard skin
Skin snip
Mazotti test: give DEC 50 mg, get reaction in patient
Trichinosis
Trichinella spiralis
Splinter hemorrhages
Pork, polar bear, walrus
M. Opercularis
Wolly caterpillar
Train-track hemorrages
-'Erucism' inflammation around hairs, can be chronic, can cause systemic effects
Cimex lenticularis
Bedbugs
Hep B carrier's
Body lice
Only seen in seams of clothing
Myiasis
Dermatobia hominis
Odd question of Collembola (Springtail) implicated in one case series (J NY Entomol Soc, 2004)
-Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily
Source
7/2/09 PANI