Name: Jasdeep Singh Gill

Theme: Giardia, Entamoeba, Leishmania and other parasites

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Ascaris lumbricoides	I	Plasmodium falciparum
B	Balantidium coli	J	Schistosoma haematobium
C	Cochliomyia hominivorax	K	Strongyloides stercoralis
D	Cryptosporidium enteritis	L	Taenia saginata
E	Entamoeba histolytica	M	Toxoplasma gondii
F	Fasciola hepatica	N	Trypanosoma brucei
G	Giardia lamblia	O	Trypanosoma cruzi
H	Leishmania donovani	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 39-year old Caucasian man from London presents with gradual onset of bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain and tenderness spanning several weeks. A liver abscess is seen on imaging.

 

 

2. A 19-year old backpacker returns from a 3-month trip to Uganda and presents with reduced coordination and a disrupted sleep cycle. She recalls having ‘swollen nodes’ at the back of her neck 2 weeks ago.

 

 

3. A 28-year old man who has recently migrated from Bihar in India presents with fever, weight loss and substantial hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. The doctor requests a bone marrow aspirate.

 

 

4. A 46-year old lady from Punjab presents with recurrent symptoms of abdominal cramps, vomiting and watery diarrhoea. A duodenal biopsy confirms the diagnosis.

 

5. A 31-year old man returns from the Philippines and presents with fever and explosive diarrhoea. He admits to drinking unfiltered water in the village, where his family live with two pigs.

ANSWERS

1. E

2. N

3. H

4. G

5. B