VTPB 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Nifurtimox, Blood Film, Babesia
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Chagas disease deposits feces in open wound in human scratches it acute asymptomatic. 10 20 yrs a mega colon u dilated cardiomyopathy is mega esophagus. Nifurtimox serology chronic active acute later in endocardium irregularly cyclins. Babesiosis a hemolytic anemia in hemoglobinuria in jaundice. Ixodes u also lyme disease b burgdorfiri in ne usa. Tick saliva deer tick death blood smear thick. Maltese cross in rbc by tetrad of trophozoites. Quinine a clindamycin spontaneous recovery in asymptomatic pts severe. Plasmodium vivax da plasmodium ovalen needsduffy antigen or tertian fever cycle 48hrs7. Plasmodium falciparum u most severe fever cycle u irregular u neuro symptoms a banana shaped in blood smear. Primaquine destroy hypnozoites in liver or check for g6pd def. Mefloquine u good against resistant in prophylaxis for. For p falciparum in chloroquineresistantareas in chloroquine resistant areas. Quinidine iv u cinchonism u thrombocytopenia in torsades protective. Leishmania braziliensis in cutaneous leishmaniasis u host in vector.