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ID 8 Flashcards

1
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How does elementary body of chlamydia enter cell?

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endocytosed

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2
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chlamydia life cycle

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elementary body enfects cell –> endocytose –> reticulate body replicates by fission –> reorganizes into elementary bodies

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3
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ophtho presentation of chlamydia

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follicular conjunctivitis, which can lead to blindness

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4
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chlamdyophilia pneumonia and psittaci transmission

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aerosol

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5
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characteristic finding with chlamydia neonatal pneumonia

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staccato cough + eosinophilia

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6
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STD caused by chlamydia

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lymphogranuloma venereum

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7
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serotypes that cause lymphogranuloma venereum?

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L1,L2,L3

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8
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treatment options for mycoplasma

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1) macrolides
2) doxycycline
3) fluoroquinolone

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9
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mycoplasma structure

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pleomorphic

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10
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dimorphic fungi characteristics and exception

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Cold (20C) = mold
heat (37C) = yeast
*coccidoido spherule, not yeast in tissue

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11
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treatment for systemic mycosis

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local infection = fluconazole or itroconazole

systemic infection = amphotericin B

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12
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systemic mycoses contagious?

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no

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13
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systemic mycoses can form granulomas

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ok

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14
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blastomycosis location

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eastern US + central america

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15
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blastomycosis on pathology

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broad-base budding (blasto buds broadly)

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16
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blastomycosis histology

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granulomatous nodules

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17
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blastomycosis presentation

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inflammatory lung disease that can disseminate to skin and bone

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18
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characteristic coccidoido path

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spherules filled with endospores

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19
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other name for coccidoido arthralgias

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desert rheumatism

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20
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other name for coccidoido erythema nodosum

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desert bumps

21
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other name for coccidoido

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San Joaquin Valley fever

22
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tinea presentation

A

branching septet hyphae on KOH preparation with blue fungal stain

23
Q

tine capitis associations

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1) lymphadenopathy
2) alopecia
3) scaling

24
Q

tinea corporis findings..

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1) scaling rings (ringworm)

2) central clearing

25
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tinea corporis sources

A

infected cat or dog

26
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rash in inguinal area without central clearing think…

A

tinea cruris

27
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tinea unguium

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onychomychosis; occurs on nails

28
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dermatophytes

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microsporum
trichophyton
epidermophyton

29
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malassezia organism type

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yeast-like fungus

30
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malassezia pathohpys

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degradation of lipids –> acid production –> damaged to melanocytes –> hypo pigmented patches

31
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tinea versicolor treatment

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selenium sulfide, topical and/or oral antifungals

32
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other name for tinea versicolor

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pityriasis versicolor

33
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candida form

A

dimorphic; pseudohyphae and budding yeast at 20C, germ tubes at 37 C

34
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cause of diaper rash?

A

candida

35
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treatment options for systemic canddia

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1) fluconazole
2) caspofungin
3) amphotericin

36
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ABPA findings

A

bronchiectasis

eosinophilia

37
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cryptococcus description

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5-10 micrometer with narrow budding. heavily encapsulated.

38
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what does latex agglutination test?

A

polysaccharide capsular antigen

39
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classic finding in cryptococcal encephalitis?

A

soap bubble lesions in brain

40
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nucor and rhizupus structure

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Irregular, broad, nonseptate hyphae branching at wide angles.

41
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RF’s for mucor

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1) diabetes

2) neutropenic

42
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mucor route of infection

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Proliferate in blood vessel walls –> penetrate cribriform plate –> enter brain.

43
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mucor sequelae

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1) rhino cerebral abscesses
2) frontal lobe abscess
3) cavernous sinus thrombosis

44
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CXR finding with pneumocystis

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Diffuse, bilateral ground-glass opacities.

45
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how do you diagnose pneumocystis?

A

lung biopsy or lavage

46
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when do you start prophylaxis with pneumocystis?

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below 200

47
Q

prophylaxis for pneumocystis?

A

dapsone

48
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sporothrix description

A

cigar-snapped budding yeast that grows in branching hyphae with rosettes of conidia

49
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term for presentation of sporothrix

A

ascending lymphangitis

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