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21 - Rickettsial Disease Flashcards

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What is a “rickettsia organism”?

A

A middle ground between bacteria and viruses

- obligate intracellular gram-neg coccobacilli

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Gram stain for rickettsia?

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Doesnt stain well with gram stain

RED if stained with giemsa stain

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Transmission of rickettsial disease?

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Usually arthropods to humans

- except Q fever

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3 Subgroups of rickettsial disease?

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  1. Spotted fever group
    - rocky mountain spotted fever
  2. Typhus group
    - louse-borne typhus
    - brill-zinsser disease
    - maurine typhus
  3. Other
    - ehrlichiosis
    - cat scratch disease
    - trench fever
    - scrub typhus
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Pathophysiology of rickettsial disease?

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Multiply’s in the endothelial cells

Focal area is the site of infection but it then Hits the blood stream

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Organs that are effected by rickettsial disease

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Can affect all organs but

Most readily fond in the skin and adrenals

Common sites

  • CNS
  • Heart
  • Liver
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Common tx for rickettsia?

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Doxy

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Louse borne typhus is caused by?

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Rickettsia prowazekii

Spread by lice (pediculus humanus)

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Epidemics of louse borne typhus are common in?

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Europe
Asia
Africa

  • associated with overcrowding
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Louse borne typhus s/s?

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Abrupt onset 
- 1-2 wks after exposure
Fever
HA
Rash
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Louse borne typhus rash?

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Presents on days 4-7

TRUNK -> extremities
- opposite of RMSF

Spares the face, palms and soles

Macules -> maculopapules -> petechiae

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Complications of louse borne typhus?

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Gangrene
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Pleural effusion
Pneumonia

Severe

  • meningoencephalitis
  • delirium
  • fetal cardiac and renal failure
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What is brill-zinsser disease?

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A relapse of louse-borne typhus
- milder and less debilitating

Average is 10-20 yrs later

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Where do you find the disease with brill-zinsser disease?

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Lives in the

  • spinal marrow
  • lymphoid
  • adipose tissue

After the primary infection

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Maurine typhus is aka?

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Endemic or flea-borne

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Maurine typhus transmission?

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Rat to rat (via fleas) transmission of rickettsia typhi

Humans can catch it from the flea feces

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Maurine typhus is common in?

A

Large cities

  • Costal regions
  • California
  • texas
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Maurine typhus s/s?

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Like a lighter louse borne typhys (rarely fatal)

  • mild and sorter course
  • lower fever
  • less severe HA
  • less rash
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Biggest differential of maurine typhus?

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Brill-zinsser disease

  • they kind of look the same
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RMSF?

A

Rocky mountain spotted fever

Ticks (wood and dog) spread rickettsia rickettsii

  • seen everywhere in US
  • not just the rockies
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Mortality for RMSF?

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Antibiotics have gotten this one under control
- usually only seen in delayed diagnosis and tx

Mostly its kids that die

22
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Endemic areas of RMSF?

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South atlantic
Midwest
West south-central
US mexico border

So alaska is the place for avoiding it

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RMSF S/S

A 
Gi symptoms
Skin necrosis
Cardiac 
- arrhythmias
- CHF
Atlectiasis
Renal disease
- papilledema
- retinal artery occlusion 
Enlarged liver/spleen
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Cardinal signs of RMSF?

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Fever - 104-105.8
HA - persistent, intense, intractable
Rash - peripherally, wrist, palms, soles
Confusion - meningoencephalitis and coma
Myalgia - thigh or calf tenderness
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Labs for RMSF?
CBC/Chem - thrombocytopeina - hyponatremia Skin biopsy Serologic PCR IFA testing
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Q fever is cause by?
Coxiella burnetii Its actually a proteobacteria
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Q fever causes?
Macrophages in lungs Vegetations on heart valves Granulomatous changes - reticuloendothelial organs
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Q fever is common in?
Slaughterhouses Research facilities Livestock handling plants Military
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Q fever transmission?
Contact with animal fluids Inhalation of aerosolized bacteria Ingestion of infected secretions
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Q fever s/s?
``` Fever Intractable HA Chills Myalgia Cough Chest pain Pneumonitis/pneumonia hepatosplenomegaly ```
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Q fever rash?
NO RASH
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Radiographic findings of Q fever?
Multiple segmental opacities Pleural effusion Lobar consolidation Linear atelectasis
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Less diagnostic lab findings or rickettsial disease?
Non specific - leukopenia - thrombocytopenia - hyponatremia
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Serology and PCR for rickettsial disease?
Serology - mainstay of diagnosis PCR - expensive
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Mortality rates for rickettsial diseases?
RMSF - w/o therapy - 25% - w therapy - 4% Lose borne typhus - under 12 - uncommon - 60-70% older than 50 yrs Brill-zinsser disease and murine typhus - no significant sequelae Q fever - <1% mortality
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Top 4 blood sucking parasites?
Flea Tick Mosquito IRS agent

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