Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 235

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 235 and infectious diseases / animal theme. Readers can subscribe to FFFF RSS or subscribe to the FFFF weekly EMAIL Question 1: What tropical disease will give you Leopard or Lizard skin? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet2101796915'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink2101796915')) Onchocerciasis Caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through repeated bites by blackflies of the genus Simulium. The adult worms are found on the skin as nodules but produce micro-filaria which can cause the disease “river blindness” and skin changes. The itch can be so intense that people have been known to rub themselves with rocks or even commit suicide. [Reference] Photo from JAMA of a patient with onchocerciasis and a picture of a leopard in case it wasn’t obvious. Question 2 What disease can give you a bull neck? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet511484387'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink511484387')) Diphtheria  Question 3 What disease gives you a lion facies that previously would have resulted ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Frivolous Friday Five bull neck diphtheria Elephantiasis leonine facies leopard skin leprosy lion facies lizard skin lymphatic filariasis marasmus monkey facies onchocerciasis Source Type: blogs