Chillout 2 Flashcards
Medussa head
locks of matted hair
Bacillus Anthracis
Pathogenic factors of anthrax
Lethal and Edema - kills
Protective antigen - mediates entry
What type of anthrax that kills?
Pulmonary anthrax
“woolsorter’s disease”
Hemorrhagic pneumonia..
death in 1 to 3 days.
Spore inhilation
Pulmonary anthrax
MC type of anthrax
Cutaneous(95%)
tx for anthrax
PEN G
erythromycin
vaccine
Malignant postule is aka
Black eschar
Two toxins of Bacillus cereus
Enetic - fried rice
Diarrheal - meat dishes and sauces
Bacillus anthracolis is made up of….
Poly D Glutamate
What is life-threatening pneumoniancharacterized by mediastinal hemorrage lymphadenitis?
Woolsorter’s disease or Pulmonary Anthrax
Warm food poisoning
B. cereus
Malignant pustules and CENTRAL necrosis or eschar formation with painful regional lymphadenopathy
Cutaneous anthrax
Slow growing obligate aorobe
Slipping and Snapping forms
(+) niacin
Catapase (-) @ 68 degress
MTB
Serpentine growth
MTB
What causes the serpentine growth in vitro?
also responsible for virulence
Cord Factor - Trehalose Dimycolate
how many weeks does MTB need to be positive for culture?
6 weels
responsible for caseous necrosis
phosphatides
Granuloma with typical Langhan’s giant cells, epithelioid cells and fibrosis
Classic tuhular lesion of MTB
Conditions with
apical infiltrates and perihilar cavitations
Wegener’s granulomatosis
Sarcoidosis
MTB
Provides a definitive dx for active TB
Direct sputum mocroscopy
Bone TB in children and in adult location
Upper thoracic: children
Lower thoracic/upper lumbar infiltrates: adults
Skip lesions and cobblestone appearance conditions
TB
Crohn’s
Difference in TB and Crohns
Granuloma in TB