Associated Clinical Sciences Flashcards
PID
infection of the organs of reproduction especially the fallopian tubes
PID is caused by
gonorrhea and chlamydia
PID increases the risk of?
ectopic pregnancy
gonorrhea
gram-negative diplococcus that is grown on chocolate agar
common s/s of gonorrhea
dysuria
green mucopurulent discharge
most common joint affected?
knee
most common results in men and women?
men: most common sequelae in testes (leads to sterility)
women: salpingitis
newborns: blindness
chlamidia is the cause of?
Reiter’s disease
opthalmia neonatorum
chlymidia causes?
PID in females
asymptomatic in males
what is the most common cause of female infertility in the US?
chlamydia
syphilis is associated with?
Hutchinson’s triad (interstitial keratitis, notched permanent incisors, CN IIV deafness)
diagnostic tests of syphilis
darkfield microscopy
labs- VDRL, FTA/ABS, TPI
primary stage of syphilis
hard chancre that is singular and painless up to 8 weels
secondary stage of syphilis
maculopapular rash, condylomata lata (flat warts), alopecia (8weeks-2 years)
most transmission
tertiary stage of syphilis
tabes dorsalis gummas vascular damage (AAA, or aortic valve insufficiency) no transmission at this stage tabetic gait (slap feet, can't feel it)
trichimoniasis
orgnaism is a parasite that cauases greenish yellow, frothy, foul smelling discharge
moniliasis
AKA candidiasis
white cottage cheese like discharge seen in the mouth (thrush) or in vagina
associated with DIABETES, antibiotic use and AIDS
lymphogranuloma venereum
organism: chlamydia
affects lymph nodes in groin and produces rectal strictures, buboes
granuloma inguinale
bacterium with incubation of 8-80 days
presents as red, beefy lesions that are nodular and lead to ulcerations and are seen in anogenital to perineal area
genital herpes
HHV-2
vesicle clusters reoccur with decreased immunity or stress
genital warts
AKA condylomata accuminata
HPV
papilloma (painful, soft, flesh colored, cauliflower erosion)
linked to cervical cancer
chancroid
hemophilus ducreyi
papules which becomes soft and painful
Frei test
AIDS
organism: HIV
frequently associated with opportunistic infections
lab tests for AIDS
ELISA western blot (more accurate)
associated conditions
pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci) giardia lamblia kaposi sarcoma non-hodgkin lymphoma TB (MC killer of HIV patients worldwide)
molluscum contagiosum
virus
can occur in children and is only an STD in adults
characteristics of molluscum contagiosum
dome shaped
flesh colored/grey umbilicated papule that becomes pearly white with a caseous core
seen in mucosa of mouth and eye lids
macule
small lesion that is flat