Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the CNS - Inova Health System
Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the CNS - Inova Health System
Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the CNS - Inova Health System
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<strong>CNS</strong> Metazoal infections:<br />
trematodes (flukes)<br />
• Schistosomiasis <strong>and</strong><br />
paragonimiasis<br />
seen in Africa or Asia<br />
• Paragonimiasis is lung fluke,<br />
Schistosomiasis is blood fluke.<br />
Mature flukes rarely seen in<br />
<strong>CNS</strong><br />
• Disease occurs when EGGS<br />
are deposited in <strong>CNS</strong> tissues<br />
by w<strong>and</strong>ering flukes, elicting<br />
granulomatous reaction<br />
Pathology <strong>of</strong> Tropical <strong>and</strong> Extraordinary Diseases<br />
Paragonimiasis<br />
Schistosomiasis<br />
Histology image from: Scope Monograph <strong>of</strong> Pathoparasitolgy<br />
Color Atlas, Michael Kenney, MD ©1973<br />
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