6. Viral Infection II Flashcards
What is the most common clinical presentation for patients that develop symptoms from primary herpes?
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What population does primary herpetic gingivostomatitis tend to affect?
Children
What are the clinical presentations of gingivostomatitis?
Vesiculo-ulcerative eruptions (not limited to bone-bound mucosa)
numerous pin head vesicles which quickly ulcerate and merge
gingiva is always involved, extremely erythematous
May involve vermillion and perioral tissue
Older pts develop vesicles in pharynx and mimics pharyngostonsillitis
What are the systemic symptoms of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
fever
malaise
headache
cervical lymphadenopathy
How does primary herpetic gingivostomatitis resolve?
Heals in a week as virus migrates to trigeminal ganglion (latnecy)
What allows a secondary/recurrent HSV to occur?
A breakdown in local immunosurveillance allows the virus to reactivate
What kind of symptoms occur at the site where secondary HSV lesions will appear?
Prodromal symptoms (pain or tingling)
S/S of 2nd HSV infection
Vesiculo-ulcerative process
clusters of pin head vesicles that rupture quickly
In oral cavity, limited to mucosa that is bound to bone (hard palate and gingiva)
Vermillion and surrounding skin can have lesions (esp commissure area): herpes labialis
No systemic symptoms
How does secondary HSV infection resolve?
Selt-limited
How does secondary HSV infection affect immunodeficient pts?
Atypical presentation
lesions not limited to bound muscoa (will see on tongue)
vesicles are bigger, chronic and destructive
Presdisposes pt to bacteria infection andusually con-infected with CMV
What is herpetic whitlow?
infection of the finger by the HSV
S/S of herpetic whitlow
Vesiculo-ulcerative eruptions
very painful and lasts for 4-6 weeks
Do herpetic whitlow lesions occur in primary or secondary infection?
both
What population was once often affected by herpetic whitlow?
dentists before use of gloves
What are other conditoins that must be listed as a DDH when thinking about primary oral HSV infection? What differentiates each condition from primary HSV?
Erythema multiforme
- spares gingiva whereas gingivostomatitis always involves gingiva
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
- no vesicles whereas gingivostomatitis has vesicles
- do not involve other mucosa whereas gingivostomatitis can involve palate, tongue, etc
What are other conditions that must be considered for an secondary oral HSV infection? How do they differ from secondary oral HSV?
Apthous ulcers
- movable ulcers
- non-keratinized mucosa
- no vesicles
Traumatic ulcers
- one single large lesion whereas HSV tends to be multiple small vesicles
- no vesicles
Dx for oral HSV infection
Clinical symptoms unless for atypical or immunocompromised pts
Culture is difficult for herpes
Serology only works for primary HSV infection
Cytology smear or biopsy:
- Ballooning degeneration
- acantholysis
- Tzanck cells
- intraepithelial vesicles
- Cytopathologic effects on virus infection
- herpes infection causes keratinocytes to fuse resulting in below features
- multinucleation
- margination of chromatin
Tx for oral HSV infection
Ideal treat within 48 hours fro monset of symptoms
Normal pts don;t need any antiviral drugs. Just supportive treatment
Immunodeficient pts always need antiviral treatment
Primary
- supportive therapy w/o antiviral agents
Secondary
- Normal pts usually dont need tx
- prophylactic Tx is reserved for problematic cases
What are the general clinical features of varicella-zoster virus?
Vesiculoulcerative eruption on skin and mucosa
Self-limiting in immunocompetent patients
What are the two classifications of varical-zoster virus infections?
Primary infection = Varicella (chickenpox)
Secondary/recurrent infection = Herpes zoster (shingles)
How does chickenpox differ in adults vs children?
adults usually suffer from severe symptom and may develop complications
how is chickenpox transmitted?
Inhalation of contaminated droplets, readily spread from child to child
Pts are very contagious, readily spread from child to child
Clinical features of varicella?
Rash + systemic symptoms (fever + malaise)
Generalized eruption of vesicles
Start as skin rash, progress to vesicles and pustules that rupture and ulcer
For about a week, a mixture of lesions at various stages of development and resolution is present
Oral invovlement is common but minor