TROPICAL SONOGRAPHY AND RADIOLOGY


Presentation and discussion on:

Ultrasounds:   schistosomiasis mansoni – hepatosplenomegaly (see image 1)
schistosomiasis haematobium – calcification of bladder wall (see image 2)
amebiasis – liver abscess (see image3)
malaria – splenomegaly (see image 4)
visceral leishmaniasis – hepatosplenomegaly
onchocerciasis – non-palpable nodules under the skin
Chest x-rays: lymphatic filariasis – tropical eosinophilic lung
malaria
– bilateral pulmonary oedema
cryptococcosis
– pneumonia (AIDS related)
Cerebral CTs: echinococcosis – calcifications in the brain
toxoplasmosis (AIDS related)

and other tropical infectious diseases


 
 



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