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fever, myalgia, marked eosinophilia, periorbital edema;
dyspnea, encephalitis, cardiac failure
can be found in:
Superior mesenteric vein
can be found in:
inferior mesenteric vein
can be found in:
venous plexus of urinary bladder
infecitve stage of Schistosoma?
hepatic granuloma w/ fibrosis -> cirrhosis
chronic outlet obstruction of urinary bladder
pipe-stem fibrosis; portal enlargement, fibrosis, numerous granulomas; presinusoidal portal hypertension, ascites, congestive splenomegaly
Cytokines and cells in
Acute Schistosomiasis
Cytokines and cells in
Chronic Schistosomiasis
white pinhead-sized granulomas scattered throughout gut and liver; liver darkened by regurgitated heme-derived pigments
pseudopolyps in colon; fibrous portal enlargement w/o distortion of intervening parenchyma = pipe-stem fibrosis
granulomatous pulmonary arteritis w/ intimal hyperplasia, progressive arterial obstruction ==> cor pulmonale
mosquito vectors of W. bancrofti
mosquito vectors of B. malayi
recurrent lymphadenitis, chronic lymphadenitis w/ swelling = elephantiasis, tropical eosinophilia
chronic lymphadenitis, marked subcutaneous fibrosis & epithelial keratosis; dilation of dermal lymphatics, focal cholesterol deposits;
in dependent limbs, scrotum, penis, vulva, breasts
River blindness
(organism? transmission?)
subcutaneous nodule; chronic dermatitis = focal darkening/ loss of pigment and scaling = "leopard/lizard/elephant skin"
microfilariae accumulate in eye chambers; punctate keratitis; small, fluffy opacities in cornea; sclerosing keratitis w/ opacities
microfilariae in anterior chamber of eye
microfilariae in choroid and retina
i cannot anymore :(
