Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
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Schistosomiasis: Clinical<br />
Manifestations<br />
• Skin: swimmer’s itch<br />
• Acute: Katayama Fever (systemic)<br />
hypersensitivity rxn against production of eggs<br />
4‐8 weeks after exp<br />
– Fever, headache, myalgias, bloody diarrhea,<br />
tender hepatomegaly<br />
• Chronic: eggs trapped in tissues secrete<br />
enzymes causing eosinophilic inflammation,<br />
granulomas