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Nematodes: Ascaris Lumbricoides Trichuris Trichiura Enterobius Vermicularis
Nematodes: Ascaris Lumbricoides Trichuris Trichiura Enterobius Vermicularis
Nematodes: Ascaris Lumbricoides Trichuris Trichiura Enterobius Vermicularis
Morphology
Anterior
Male
Female
(
Bigger w/ taperized ends
(Mature) Constriction @middle VULVA (Genital
ring)
Very pointy Bluntly rounded Long pointed
Posterior
Whip-like structure
Length 22-35 μm 35-50 mm 13mm by 0.4mm
Eggs 200,000/day 10,000/day 11,000/day
1 (Distended Uterus: GRAVID – filled with
infected eggs) > Perinal skin
Uterus (2¿¿ 3 Posterior)¿ [At low temp.: promotes aerobic
2 environment & oxygenation for female]
Mamilation
corticated uncorticated
Fertilized
>45-70 μm by 35-50 μm
>Think, transparent hyaline
shell
>larvae in 14days
Unfertilized
>88-94 μm by 39-44 μm
>longer & narrower than
fertile egg
>thin shell
>lecithin granule
Molting: in lungs
Pathology VLM: Viceral Lavae Host sensitation =allergic Diarrhea Enterobiasis/Oxyuuriasis
Migram (non-human manifestation Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) >perinial itching/pruritus ani
Ascaria) -lung infiltration Hypoalbuminemia
-asthmatic attack Epigastric pain Nocturnal pruritus ani (NPA)
Toxocara cati –Dog
Larva -edema of lips Loss of appetite
Toxocara canis – Cat Rectal Prolapse @ very↑ infection Irritablility
Migration: Insomia
Ascaris suum – Pig Eosinophilia pneumonia/ Petechial hemorrhages 2° Bacterial INfection
Löffler's syndrome Amebic dysentery Abdominal pain
Adult Epigastric pain Appendicitis/Granulomas
Malnutrition Mild catarrhal inflammation of intestinal
Diarrhea Heavy chronic Trichuriasis mucosa
Complication: worm bolus >attachment & mechanical irritation
Appendicitis No Heart-Lung Migration
Irritation by mechanical/toxic action
Pathology Associated with 3 Reasons:
1. Ingestion & migration of larva
2. Adult parasites in the intestines
3. “Wandering” adults outside the intestines
Dx Kato tech./Cellophane Thick Smear mtd. Kato tech./Cellophane Thick Smear mtd.
(Qualitative) (Qualitative)