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What is the most obvious sign of hepatitis?

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Jaunice with liver tenderness

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True or false:

Viral hepatitis is a disease which should be notified to public health

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True

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What are the four presentations of viral hepatitis?

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Subclinical illness
Anicteric illness (symptoms but no jaundice) 
Icteric illness (symptoms with jaundice) 
Fulminant hepatitis (severe jaundice w hepatic failure & high mortality)
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What will biochemistry Ix show in acute hepatitis infection?

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Raised ALT and AST (which are released into serum in xs by damaged hepatocytes)

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How does hepatitis A often present?

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Usually mild/subclinical or anicteric in children under 5

Severity increases with age

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What is the incubation period of Hep A?

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28d

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What are the symptoms of Hep A?

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Fever, malaise, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, upper ab pain

Jaundice and darkening of urine develop later due to presence of unconjugated bilirubin

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What is the transmission of Hep A?

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Faecal-oral

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In which groups of people are outbreaks of HAV more common?

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MSM

IVDA

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What kind of virus is HAV?

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Picornavirus (small RNA virus)

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What is the serology of someone with HAV like?

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HAV IgM antibodies usually present at onset of symptoms & decline to non-detectable levels after 3-6m

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What is the serology of someone who has had HAV in the past like?

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Anti-HAV IgG antibodies present (reflecting immunity)

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What is the treatment of HAV infection?

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Supportive

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How can HAV be prevented?

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Good hygiene and sanitation

HAV vaccine

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What is usually used as prophylaxis for close contacts for those with HAV?

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Human normal Ig (which gives immediate passive protection for about 4m)

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What kind of vaccine is HAV?

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Killed

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Who should be vaccinated against HAV?

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Sewage workers, seronegative haemophiliacs, MSM with multiple partners, travellers to endemic areas, PWID, chronic liver disease, HIV patients

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What is the prognosis of Hep A infection?

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Usually good

No chronic liver damage

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What are uncommon complications of Hep A infection?

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Prolonged cholestatic jaundice
Relapsing hepatitis
Haematological problems, e.g. aplastic anaemia

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What is the incubation period of Hep B?

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Few weeks-6m

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What are the symptoms of acute Hep B infection?

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Anorexia, lethargy, nausea, fever, ab discomfort, arthralgia,

Later - urticarial skin lesions, dark urine, jaundice

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What is the mechanism of acute hepatitis (HBV)?

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Believed to be immune mediated - the greater the antibody/antigen reaction the more severe the hepatitis

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How do children tend to present with HBV?

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Neonates - asymptomatic
Subclinical/anicteric infection most common in childhood
Clinical disease increases with age

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1% of patients with HBV infection develop what?

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Fulminating hepatitis with DIC and encephalopathy

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What is the course of HBV infection in most patients?
Full recovery and clearance of infection
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What kind of virus is Hep B?
Hepadnavirus
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What are the three viral forms of HBV seen in blood?
Infectious viral particles Non-infectious spheres Tubules which consist of Hep B surface antigen
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Where is the Hep B core antigen found?
In the core/nucleocapsid
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What is Hep B e antigen derived from?
It splits off from the HBcAg in the liver cell during new virus formation and is release in a free soluble form in the serum
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Where is HBV-DNA found in the serum?
In infectious viral particles
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What are the markers of viral replication in the blood in those infected with Hep B?
HBeAg and HBV-DNA
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What is HBsAg a marker of?
Acute and chronic HBV infection
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What Ag is a marker of high infectivity?
HBeAg +ve chronically infected individuals Those individuals are also at increased risk of hepatoma
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What are the routes of transmission of HBV?
Vertical, sexual, parenteral (e.g. needlestick injury)
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What are the risk factors (most --> least) for HBV in the UK?
PWID Multiple sexual partners Immigration from area of high endemnicity People with learning disability/live in residential care Those on haemodialysis/with haemophilia Sexual partners of those with above risk factors Babies born to mothers at risk Tattooing or body piercing with non-sterile equipment Medical equipment not properly decontaminated
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What is the issue with pregnant woman being infected with HBV?
Babies born to these mothers are at v high risk of perinatal infection 90% become chronically infected if no preventative immunisation given at birth
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What is the risk of transmission following needle stick injury of HBV?
30%
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In most patients who present with HBV infection, ______ can be detected in the serum
HBsAg If present late/severe fulminant acute disease then anti-HBc IgM may be present
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In patients who recover completely from acute infection, what seroconversion takes place?
HbsAg --> anti-HBs | i.e. development of antibodies against surface antigen
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What is seroconversion?
Development of significant levels of specific antibody following vaccination or infection
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Define chronic HBV infection
Persistence of HBsAg in the serum for more than 6 months
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In which groups of people is chronic HBV infection more common?
Infants/children, males, immunodeficient
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What are chronically HBV infected individuals at risk of?
Chronic liver disease, less commonly, membranous glomerulonephritis, polyarteritis nodosa
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What are two of the long term sequlae of untreated liver disease?
Cirrhosis and hepatoma
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True or false: | Jaundice is a common finding in HBV infection
False | Unless advanced disease
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What are the indications for antiviral therapy in those with chronic HBV infection?
2 of the following: - HBV DNA >2 000 IU/ml - Raised ALT - Significant liver inflammation or fibrosis
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How do you treat chronic HBV infection?
Pegylated alpha-interferon (s/c injection once weekly for 12m) Nucleotide analogues - entecavir/tenofovir Liver transplant for advanced cirrhosis/hepatoma
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How do the nucleotide analogues work?
Inhibit the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase which is req for HBV replication
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What is the problem with transplanting a liver in someone with chronic HBV infection?
V. likely to get HBV infection in new liver | Must give combined antivirals and hep B specific immunoglobulin to reduce this risk
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What are the most important ways of preventing HBV infection?
Immunisation ICP Screening of blood/organ donors
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What does the HBV vaccine contain?
Contains HBsAg
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What is the basic regimen for giving HBV vaccine?
0, 1, 6 months
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What are poor responses to HBV vaccine associated with?
Age >40, smoker, obese, wrong injection site, immunocompromised
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In which groups of people is HBV vaccine recommended?
Healthcare workers, those travelling to endemic areas for >1y, renal dialysis patients, those who change sexual partners frequently, selected police and emergency services personnel, close contacts of those with chronic/acute HBV infection
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What is used for passive immunisation against HBV?
Hep B specific immunoglobulin
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Who is Hep B specific immunoglobulin given to?
Infants born to mothers with chronic HBV infection who are HBsAg +ve following acute infection Healthcare workers not adequately immunised who have had contact with mucous membranes/needle stick injuries with an infected patient Previously unprotected sexual contacts & family contacts of individuals who have acute/chronic HBV infection
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What are complications of hepatitis B infection?
``` Chronic hepatitis (Ground glass hepatocytes may be seen on light microscopy) Fulminant liver failure Hepatocellular carcinoma GN Polyarteritis nodosa Cryoglobulinaemia ```
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What level of anti-HBs indicates an adequate response to the vaccine?
>100 10-100 suboptimal give additional dose <10 - nonresponder, give further vaccine course
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What toxin does c. perfringens produce?
alpha-toxin which causes gas gangrene and haemolysis
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What are features of c. perfringens infection?
Tender, oedematous skin with haemorrhagic blebs and bullae
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What does c. botulinum infection lead to?
Prevents ACh release leading to flaccid paralysis
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What toxins does c. difficile produce?
Exotoxin and cytotoxin
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What does c. tetani infection lead to?
Releases exotoxin (tetanospasmin) that prevents release of glycine from Renshaw cells in spinal cord --> spastic paralysis
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What two types of tests can be done to check for syphillis infection?
``` Cardiolipin test (not treponeme specific), e.g. VDRL or RPR become negative after treatment Treponemal specific antibody tests, e.g. TPHA remains positive after treatment ```
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What are causes of false cardiolipin tests?
``` Pregnancy SLE Anti-phospholipid syndrome TB Leprosy Malaria HIV ```
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What kind of virus is hepatitis E?
RNA hepevirus
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How is hep E spread?
Faecal-oral
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What are the symptoms/signs of hep E like?
Very similar to hep A
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Can hep E lead to chronic liver disease/increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma?
No
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What organism causes diphtheria?
Gram positive bacteria corynebacterium diphtheriae
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What are clinical features of diphtheria?
Diphtheria toxin causes diphtheric membrane on tonsils (due to necrotic mucosal cells) Systemic distribution can lead to myocardial, neural, and renal tissue necrosis ``` Suspect in recent travel to Eastern europe/russia/asia Sore throat Bulky cervical lymphadenopathy Neuritis, e.g. cranial nerves Heart block ```

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