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171 - Endemic (Nonvenereal) Treponematoses Flashcards

1
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Endemic treponematoses include

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Pinta
Yaws
Bejel

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Important differences between the endemic treponematoses and syphilis

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Nonvenereal form of transmission
Endemic occurrence
Tendency to affect children
Less likely risk for congenital transmission

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Most benign of endemic treponematosis

Clinical manifestations limited to the skin, including vitiligo-like achromic lesions as well as hyperpigmented lesions

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Pinta

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4
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Etiologic agent of pinta

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Treponema carateum

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Considered the first trepanematosis to occur in humans

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Pinta

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6
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It has been said that _____ was man’s best friend: it follows him to the grave

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Pinta

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Stages of pinta

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  1. Primary stage
    a. Early phase or initial period
    b. Secondary phase or period of cutaneous dissemination
  2. Late stage
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8
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Lesions of pinta that are initially red to violaceous and later become slate-blue, brown, gray, or black

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Pintides

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9
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Areas that are often spared by pinta

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Groin
Genital area
Inner and upper parts of the thighs

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Y/N: Therapy can reverse the skin changes of late pinta

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No - cannot reverse

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11
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Y/N: The only known reservoir of pinta is human beings

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Yes

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12
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Assays used to detect Treponema-specific antibodies

When the result is positive, it usually remains positive for life

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T. pallidum particle agglutination (TPPA)

T. pallidum particle hemagglutination (TPHA)

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Y/N: The venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) tests are specific tests

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No - nonspecific

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More accurate to reflect disease activity, with titers falling rapidly after successful treatment

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RPR

VDRL

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Y/N: Serologic techniques cannot distinguish pinta from syphilis or any of the other nonvenereal treponematoses

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Yes

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16
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Recommended treatment for pinta

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Single or divided dose of long-acting benzathine penicillin (1.2 MU for adults; 0.6 MU for children)

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17
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Treatment with benzathine penicillin renders yaws lesions non-infectious in less than

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24 hours

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Most prevalent of the endemic treponematoses

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Yaws

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19
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Countries with the largest cases of yaws

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Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Ghana

20
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Causative agent of yaws

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T. pallidum spp pertenue

21
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Primary lesion of yaws: papule that evolves into a proliferative, exudative, papillomatous lesion or a crusted, nontender ulcer, most commonly located on the legs

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Mother yaws, maman pian, or buba madre

22
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Secondary lesions of yaws: exudative, proliferative, and papillomatous
Usually generalized, bilateral, and symmetrical

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Pianomes

23
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Secondary lesions of yaws: dry and papulosquamous
Multiple and generalized, and have annular or discoid morphology, with a squamous collaret (tinea yaws), grouped in a corymbose pattern

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Pianides

24
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Most representative lesion of yaws

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Pianomes or frambesiomas

25
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Because the acral lesions of yaws are tender or painful, patients develop a peculiar gait known as

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Crab yaws

26
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Paronychia that originates from hyperkeratotic lesions in the nail folds in yaws

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Crab yaws

27
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Y/N: All secondary yaws resolves, either spontaneously or after treatment

A

Yes

28
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Relapsing yaws tend to localize in

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Perioral, perianal, and axillary areas

29
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About _____% of untreated yaws patients progress to the tertiary stage

A

10

30
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The complete destruction of the nasal cartilage and the collapse of the nasal pyramid in yaws results in a deformity known as

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Gangosa

31
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The most important noncutaneous findings refer to the involvement of _____ in yaws

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Osteoarticular structures

32
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Fusiform swelling of a finger affecting the two proximal phalanges is a common expression of this dactylitis in yaws

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Ghoul hand

33
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Average number of bones involved in yaws

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Three

34
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Specific hypertrophic bone exostosis of the paranasal area in yaws

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Gondou

35
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Y/N: Late yaws is not associated with cardiovascular or neurologic disease

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Yes

36
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False positives with RPR and VDRL can be seen in patients with

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Other tropical diseases, such as malaria and leprosy

Rheumatic diseases

37
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An importance difference in histopathology with syphilis is that yaws

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Does not induce vascular changes or endothelial proliferation

38
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Treatment of choice for yaws

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Single-dose, long-acting penicillin

  1. 2 MU for patient older than 10 years
  2. 6 MU for those younger than 10 years
40
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Considered as effective as penicillin for yaws

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One oral dose of azithromycin (30 mg/kg, to a maximal dose of 2g)

41
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Alternative drugs for adults with yaws who are allergic to penicillin

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Oral tetracyclines, doxycycline, and erythromycin

42
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Alternative drug of choice for children younger than 12 years of age with yaws

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Erythromycin

43
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Yaws lesions become noninfectious in ______ after therapy

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24 hours

44
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Transmission routes of bejel

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Direct contact

Fomites by sharing utensils

45
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Countries and regions with the largest number of bejel cases

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African Sahelian countries
Saudi Arabia
(dry, hot climates)

46
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Among all the nonvenereal treponematosis, _____ is the one with which the differential diagnosis with venereal syphilis might be tricky

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Bejel

47
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Treatment of choice for bejel

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1.2 MU of benzathine penicillin in adults

Half the dose in children younger than 10 years

48
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Causative agent of bejel

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T. pallidum spp endemicum

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