Trematodes (flukes)

Question 1

schistosoma

Answer 1

snail hosts, cercariae pentrates skin of humans
Liver and spleen granumolas, fibrosis and inflammation

Mansoni= portal HTN

Chronic infection with S haematobium can lead to sq cell carcinoma of the bladder

Treat with praziquantel

Question 2

Clonorchis sinensis

Answer 2

undercooked fish
C=cholagio issues

biliary track inflammation, pigmented gall stone, associated with cholangiocarcinoma

Treat with praziquantel

Question 3

Paraconium westermani

Answer 3

Undercooked crab meat
“imagine eating crab meat with watermellon”

Lung inflammation and 2nd bacterial infection with hemoptysis

Treat with praziquantel

Question 4

Trematodes

Answer 4

Schistosoma
clonorchis sinensis
paragonimus westermani

“Be lucky (fluke), and avoid treama because they cause cancers and hemoptysis, treat with praziquantel”