Indiana University Infectious Diseases Fellowship
16 Feb,
7 tweets, 4 min read
#idboardreview 29 M from Cameroon 🇨🇲 w/ cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis & eosinophilia. Lung biopsy shown. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter 
#ascariasis prominent alae, large excretory canals, coelomyrian muscle structure & intestine lined with microvilli
#ascaris large nematodes (round worms) acquired by ingestion of contaminated soil. Present globally but burden is highest in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in areas with inadequate sanitation
#ascaris most are asymptomatic but can cause intestinal or biliary obstruction or can migrate to lungs. No human to human transmission. Infection can last 1-2 yrs
Dx: egg in stool or larvae in sputum or bile aspirate. Tx albendazolex1 or mebendazole x3d or pyrantal pamaote x1 #ascaris cdc.gov/dpdx/ascariasi…
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