CH7- Viral Infections - The Herp Flashcards
What % of the US is infected by HHV6 and 7 by the age of 5?
90%
Most HHV6/7 infections are asymptomatic, but if it is symptomatic, what are the 2 parts of presentation?
What are the 3 names?
Which virus more often causes it?
Presents as:
- Febrile
- Erythematous maculopapular eruption
Names:
- Roseola
- Exanthema subitum
- Sixth disease
More often HHV6, but may also be caused by HHV7
HHV6/7 may replicate in which tissue and establish latency in which cell type?
salivary glands…CD4+ Tcells
What is the major cell of latency for HHV8? What is the most common mode of transmission?
Circulating B-lymphocytes…male-to-male sexual contact
Which virus is assocated with Castleman disease?
HHV8
What is the most common site for latency for HSV1?
Trigeminal ganglion (other sites: nodose ganglion of the vagus nerve, dorsal root ganglia, and brain)
What % of the population is estimated to asymptomatically shed HSV1 every month?
70%
Age of initial HSV1 infection:
early age exhibits:
later in life:
early age exhibits: gingivostomatitis
later in life: pharyngotonsillitis
HSV2 infection is associated with a 2x increased risk for which other virus?
HIV
More than 15% of cases of erythema multiforme are preceded by a symptomatic recurrence of WHICH VIRUS? 3 to 10 days earlier
HSV (1 or 2? assuming 1?) some investigators believe that up to 60% of mucosal erythema multiforme may be triggered
What is the expected age range for Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis (primary herpes)?
Most affected individuals are between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, with the peak prevalence occurring between 2 and 3 years of age. However, occasional cases have been reported in patients over 60 years of age.
What 2 conditions can pharyngotonsillitis of primary HSV1 (or2) infection closely resemble in a young adult?
strep throat or mono
What is the alternate term for herpetic whitlow?
herpetic paronychia (para = around, onyx = nail)
What are three conditions that can predispose a patient to eczema herpeticum?
Which herpes virus causes this?
What is the alternate name for this?
Eczema, pemphigus, Darier disease
HSV-1 or 2
Kaposi varicelliform eruption (confusing name eh?)
What virus often co-infects with HSV-1 in persistent oral ulcers of AIDS patients (or immunocompromised pts in general)?
CMV
This term refers to free-floating epithelial cells in any intraepithelial vesicle and is not specific for herpes.)
Tzanck cell
What is the term for nuclear elargement in HSV histology?
ballooning degeneration
What are the 3 M’s of HSV histology?
Margination: condensation of chromatin around the periphery of the nucleus
Multinucleated: fusion between adjacent cells
Molding: cellular/nuclear (not in Neville)
What is the traditional method of diagnosis for HSV?
viral isolation collected from fluid of intact vesicles
but contamination from normal HSV shedding and 2 week culture are significant down sides
Ok, so culture of HSV takes 2 weeks, you decide to do a cytologic smear. What other virus has similar features to HSV and therefore is excluded based on clinical signs?
VZV
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis treatment?
Within first 3 days: Acyclovir suspension. rinse-and-swallow 5x/day for 5 days
What are 3 supplemental medications for primary gingivostomatitis? (besides acyclovir)
- dyclonine hydrochloride spray,
- tetracaine hydrochloride lollipops (prepared by a compounding pharmacist)
- NSAIDs
- chlorhexidine (mentioned separately, no clinical trials done, but may work synergistically with acyclovir)
What are two reasons to avoid viscous lidocaine and topical benzocaine use in children?
- lidocaine-induced seizures in children
2. topical benzocaine and methemoglobinemia
Which medication has been shown to reduce pain by 1 day for herpes labialis?
penciclovir cream
What is the best treatment for HSV, CMV coinfected ulcers?
ganciclovir. (foscarnet IV used in refractory situations)