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Mycobacterial Diseases Flashcards

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How does mycobacteria differ from all other bacterial genera?

A
  • unusual waxy cell wall (high lipid content)

- slow growing (different media requirments)

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What does the BCG vaccine contain?

A

attenuated strain M bovis

Bacille Calmette Guerin

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What are the features of tuberculoid leprosy?

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  • macules/plaques

- nerve: ulnar, common peroneal

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What are the features of lepromatous leprosy?

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  • subcut tissue accumulation

- ear lobes, face (leonine faceis)

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How do you treat leprosy?

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-dapsone, rifampicin, clofazimine

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