ACTIVITY 3

STUDENT NAME: …………………………………………STUDENT ID: ………………….

CASE 1
An 8-year-old girl with respiratory symptoms comes to the emergency department.
Her mother tells the physician that her daughter suffered from clumsy walk than usual
(inability to walk well) over the past 3 days. On physical examination, an engorged
tick is found on the child’s neck. Her temperature is 37ºC and her complete blood
count levels are normal.
1. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

2. How can you treat this condition?

CASE 2
A 9 year old girl complained from severe itching of the
head. The mother reported seeing like white dots
attached to her hair. Examination demonstrated the
following figure.

What is your diagnosis? Based on What criteria?

Mention one complication.

Mention mode of transmission

 CASE 3
A 65-year-old man from rural Canada presented with
pruritus on his pubic area; he mentioned that even with
frequent bathing the symptoms persisted. Possible
arthropod ectoparasites were observed on his pubic
hair (below figure) and a specimen was collected and
sent to the Parasitology lab for examination. The object
measured 1.5 mm in length.
What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

Mention another clinical presentation.

CASE 5
A patient presented to a local hospital with encrusted
lesions on his arms and legs. A skin scraping was made
and examined unstained at 40x magnification, below
figure shows what was observed by the attending
parasitologist. The images were sent to the DPDx Team
for diagnostic assistance.

What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

If this patient was immunocompromised and he started developing crustation

over the skin with almost no itching . This condition is known as ……………..