Parasitology: Protozoa Flashcards
bloody diarrhea
(-) fever
anchovy paste exudate (liver abscess)
erythrophagocytic
secondary amebic meningoencephalitis (SAM)
Entamoeba histolytica
(-) bloody diarrhea
fatty diarrhea
rotten egg flatus
(-) fever
Giardia lamblia
(-) bloody diarrhea
AIDS
Cryptosporidium
risk factor - swimming in fresh water
primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Naegleria fowleri
risk factor - contact lens user
granulomatous amebic meningoencephalitis
Acanthamoeba castellani
round and wide based ulcer
slaughter house exposure
Balantidium coli
flask shaped ulcer
Entamoeba histolytica
fever (cyclical) + demyelinating encephalitis
Plasmodium
fever + hemolytic anemia
Babesia
cycle of chills + fever + sweating
Plasmodium
Ping pong transmission
Only urogenital protozoan
foul smelling vaginal discharge + strawberry cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis
sandfly + spiking fever + hepatosplenomegaly + pancytopenia
Leishmania donovani
sandfly + nasal stuffiness + epistaxis
Leishmania braziliensis
cardiomegaly + megaseophagus + megacolon
Trypanosoma cruzi
palpebral swelling + furuncle like near bite
Trypanosoma cruzi
