Gynecologic Infection Part 4 Flashcards
TORCH?
- toxoplasmosis
- other (syphilis,varicella, parvo)
- rubella
- CMV
- HSV
Of the TORCH infections which are bacteria, parasite, and what type virus>
- Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite
- Other:
- syphilis: spirochete bacteria
- varicella zoster: DNA virus, herpes
- Parvovirus B19: DNA virus
- Rubella: RNA
- CMV: DNA, herpes
- HSV: DNA, herpes
How does one get toxoplasmosis what causes it and how does it spread?
- Cats are the host and it is spread through cat feces (oocyte) and raw meat (cyst)
- both give rise to motile tachyzoite
- tachyzoites can spread transplacentally to cause congenital infection
Immune competent presentation of toxoplasmosis?
- non specific febrile illness with lymphadenopathy
- maternal infection usually asx
- can result in still birth or severe neuro deficiency
- can cause chorioretinints and intracranial calcifications
Toxoplasmosis screening/diagnosis in pregnancy? Tretment?
- Serology with IgG and IgM
- Spiramycin or pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine to protect fetus
- not available in US
Early congeintal syphilis?
- mucous membrane involvement within life → snuffles
- rash on palms and soles, condyloma lata (seen in secondary syphilis in adults)
Late congenital syphilis presentation?
- Neurosyphlis: sensorineural hearing loss, intellectural disablity
- Gumma formation
- Saber shins, saddle nose, frontal bossing
- interstital keratits of eye
- Hutchinson’s teeth
VZV spread? How does it present?
- Respiratory droplets or contact with active vesicles
- Fever malaise, diffuse vesicular rash of various stages of healing
How does VZV infection in mother during 8-20 weeks impact the baby?
- limb hypoplasia, cicatrical skin lesions
- this is rare and not caused by herpes zoster
Neonatal varicella treatment?
- if knowon peripartum maternal VZV or herpes exposure treat the infant with immune globin
- If severe/disseminated infection use acyclovir
When doe you give a pregnany mom VZV vaccine?
Should be vaccinated post partum because it is a live attenuated vaccine and not safe for pregancy
Parvovirus B19 what does it cause in kids and what does it do to a pregnancy?
- Self limiting febrile illness causing “slapped cheek rash” cytotoxic to erythroid progenitor cells
- In pregnancy it can lead to fetal loss, fetal anemia, and hydrops fetalis
- previous infection can lead to fetal protection
Describe Rubella.
- Mild self limiting febrile illness
- head to toe rash
- fever lymphadenopathy URI
- soft palate petechiae
Congenital Rubella Syndrome?
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Congenital heart disease
- cataracts
- “blueberry muffin baby” extramedullary hematopoiesis
what is the leading cause of nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss?
CMV