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Etiology
Hymenolepis nana
Epidemiology
Peroral contagenous helminthiasis.
The human is the main sourse of the invasion.
The human is the definitive and intermediate host
The ancillary hosts are rats
The mechanism of transmission is fecal-oral
The factors of the transmission
are vegetables, fruits, flies, cockroach
Pathogenesis
eggs → stomach → penetration into the mucous membranes of the upper
sections of the small intestine → larvae
(cyctecercoided) → eggs → environment
Mechanic lesion
edema, hyperemia of the all
layers of the intestine wall
dystrophy, necrosis of the
epithelium
The part stays in the intestine
(autoinvasion)
the products of the helminth’s metabolism
cause
intoxication and allergization
damage of the fermentative system
dysbacteriosis
disorder of the functions of the liver
Clinical
manifestations
The damage
of the gastrointestinal tract
nausea
vomiting
decreased appetite
salivation
abdominal pain
diarrhea
moderate hepatomegaly
The damage of the nervous system
weakness
fatique
headache
dizziness
irritation
seizures
epileptic attacks
Sensibilization
urticaric rash
vasomotoric rhinitis
asthmatic bronchitis
Quinke’s edema
Complications
dysbacteriosis
Diagnostics
moderate eosinophilia
identification of the double membrane eggs in the stool
Treatment
praziquantel niclosamide paramomycin
OPISTHORCHIASIS
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Etiology
Opisthorchis felineus
Epidemiology
The natural-focal zoonosis. Biohelmintiasis
The definitive hosts are human and animals (cats, dogs, pigs)
The intermediate hosts are fresh water mollusk from the family
Bithynia; fishes from the family
The factors of the transmission is fish with larvae
(metacercariae)
Pathogenesis
Metacercariae → bile ducts → gall bladder → intrahepatic bile ducts
and ducts of the pancreas
↓
↓
Early acute phase
Toxic action of the products of the
destruction of larvae → toxicoallergic
reactions → lesion of the walls of bile
ducts and ducts of pancreas
Late chronic phase
allergic action of helminths
toxic action
mechanic action
Clinic
↓
↓
diarrhea
allergic rash
pain in the right hypogastrium
(in the patient which came to
endemic regions;
asymptomatic course in the
inhabitans of the endemic regions
pain in the area of the liver and
gall bladder
dyspeptic manifestations
hepatomegaly
ictercic sclerae
Complications
abscessis of the liver
cholangitis
rupture of parazitive cyst
peritonitis
primary cancer of the liver
Diagnostics
eosinophilia
leukocytosis
ovoscopy
biochemical
methods
USD, cholecystography
Serological methods in chronic stage
Treatment
Praziquantel
Pathogenetic therapy
Prophylaxis
The guarding of the water reservoirs
Destruction of mollusks
Sanitary control of the processing of the fish products
FASCIOLOPSIASIS
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Etiology
Fasciola hepatica
Epidemiology
Zoonosis with natural foci. Peroral biochelminthiasis.
The sourse of infection and definitive hosts are human, cattle,
sheep, hourses, rodents.
The intermediate host is snail mollusks
The factors of the transmission are water flowers, vegetables
Pathogenesis
Penetration of larvae of F. Hepatica into intestine → liver and bile
ducts, pancreas, brain, eyes
Acute migratory phase
- toxicoallergic action of the
helminth’s products
- there are eosinophilic infiltration
and necroses of the hepatocytes in
the liver
Late (chronic) phase
toxicoallergic action of helminth’s
products
→ mechanic action
Clinical manifestation
Acute phase
Subacute phase
Chronic phase
General toxic and
allergic manifestations
increase of the temperature
skin rash
arthralgia
hepatomegaly, jaundice
pain in the right hypogastrium area
enlargenment of the liver
diarrhea
loss of weight
disorders of the activity of the
gastrointestinal tract
admixter of the secondary flora
Complications
anemia
cachexia
purulent meningitis
cholecystitis
flegmone of the gall bladder
abscess of the liver
mechanic jaundice
acute pancreatitis
fibrosis of the liver
myocarditis
Diagnostics
eosinophilia anemia leukocytosis
biochemical methods
the increase of the activity of ALT and AST
dysproteinemia
specific diagnostics
serological methods (reaction complement fixation)
finding of the helminth’s eggs in the feci
Treatment
chloxylum praziquantel antibiotics (in complications)
Prophylaxis: don’t use into the food water plants
in the foci of fasciolopsiasis; boiling of the
water; garding of water reservoirs from the pollution; sanation of the infected animals