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Toxocara summary
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Toxocara #Toxocariasis #parasite
Toxocara summary ... #Infections #Toxocara ... parasite #Parasitic #larvae
Strongyloides stercoralis L3 (filariform) larvae - bronchoalveolar lavage fluid microscopy

Bobbi Pritt, MD @ParasiteGal

#Strongyloides #stercoralis #filariform #larvae
L3 (filariform) larvae ... bronchoalveolar lavage ... stercoralis #filariform #larvae
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
Strongyloides stercoralis larvae ... revealed filariform larvae ... StrongyloidesStercoralis #Filariform #Larvae ... FilariformLarvae #Microscopy #NEJM
Creeping Eruption - Cutaneous Larva Migrans - The eruption was migratory, moving a few millimeters to
Eruption - Cutaneous Larva ... , or cutaneous larva ... InfectiousDisease #Cutaneous #Larva ... Migrans #Hookworm #NEJM
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
Toxocariasis Pathogen: Toxocara ... eggs hatch and larvae ... gut wall • The larvae ... VLM) • Ocular larva ... #Toxocariasis #Toxocara
Goal-Directed Therapy - Evidence Summary of Major Clinical Trials

 - EGDT: NEJM 2001

 - ProCESS: NEJM
Trials - EGDT: NEJM ... - ProCESS: NEJM ... 2014 - ARISE: NEJM ... - ProMlSe: NEJM
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
by infectious larvae ... of the feet) Larvae ... Larvae are then ... Infective larvae ... Larvae in stool/
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
) Rhabditiform larva ... to filariform larva ... 4) Filariform larva ... small intestine Larvae ... Re-activated larvae
Consequences of toxocariasis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Toxocara #Toxocariasis
#Infections #Toxocara ... parasite #Parasitic #larvae
GIANT Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm

49-year-old man with hypertension was referred for evaluation of recurrent angina.
angiography revealed a large ... Fluoroscopy #Cardiology #NEJM