A. Ascaris LumbricoidesWhich one of the following infections would cause eosinophilia?
A. Plasmodium falciparum
B. Entamoeba Histolytica
C. Enterobius
D. Strongyloides Stercoralis
E. Ascaris Lumbricoides (adult)
(yikes, got this from Goljan)
hehe....yaWe're all choosing different answers!)
I'm going to go with doctorsmonsters on this one: Strongyloides.
aktorque's Enterobius or patelMD's Ascaris are the next best answers, because they can produce eosinophilia when they're migrating through tissue.
Entamoeba usually not eosinophilic
Plasmodium not eosinophilic
yes that was a wrong guess... after reading on invasive parasites and cause of eosinophilia... Strongyloides Stercoralis - strongyloidiasis - threadworm is the correct one.Let me see...
A. Plasmodium falciparum - Malaria does not cause eosinophilia
B. Entamoeba Histolytica - bloody diarrhea and liver abscess - no chance
C. Enterobius - pinworm -- hmm clinking clicking ...lol
D. Strongyloides Stercoralis - strongyloidiasis - threadworm - nope (huge one - eosinophil will run away)
E. Ascaris Lumbricoides (adult) - roundworm - I don't thinks all
Pinworm can cause eosinophilia. So I'll go with C) Enterobius
D.strongyloides stercoralisWhich one of the following infections would cause eosinophilia?
A. Plasmodium falciparum
B. Entamoeba Histolytica
C. Enterobius
D. Strongyloides Stercoralis
E. Ascaris Lumbricoides (adult)
(yikes, got this from Goljan)