Infections of the Reproductive Flashcards

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1
Q

Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2
CHARACTERISTICS

A
  • enveloped virus with
  • icosahedral nucleocapsid and
  • linear double-­‐stranded DNA
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Q

TRANSMISSION
– HSV-­‐1:

A

saliva
or
direct

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3
Q

Transmission of HSV-2

A

sexual
or
transvaginal

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4
Q

What is the site of latency in HSV-1:

A

trigeminal ganglia

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5
Q

What is the site of latency in HSV-2

A

lumbosacral
ganglia

Lover is composed of 2

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6
Q

When HSV is smeared what is seen in Tzank smear?

A

multinucleated
giant
cells

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7
Q

What is Cowdry type A) in HSV

A

large,
pink
to
purple
intranuclear
inclusions

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8
Q

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

SPECTRUM
OF
DISEASE

A
  • gingivostoma&&s
  • § herpes labialis (lips)
  • § keratoconjunc&vi&s
  • § temporal lobe encephalitiss
  • § herpeticc whitlow (fingers)
  • § herpes gladiatorum (trunk)
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9
Q

What do you call the Disease when HSV cause it in fingers?

A

herpetic whitlow

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10
Q

What do you call the HSV that cause in trunk?

A

herpes
gladiatorum

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11
Q

neonatal herpes is due to

A

contact with birth canal

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12
Q

genital
herpes
– painful
anogenital
vesicles

A
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13
Q

Herpes Simplex Virus
Types 1 and 2
TREATMENT

A

DOC
is
Acyclovir

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14
Q

What is the function of Acyclovir?

A
  • shortens the duration of the lesions
  • reduces the extent of shedding of the virus
  • no effect on the latent state
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15
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
CHARACTERISTICS

A
  • gram-­‐negative “kidney-­‐ bean” diplococci
  • insignificant capsule
  • Oxidase-­‐posi9ve colonies on Thayer-­‐MarDn medium
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16
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
HABITAT

A

human
genital
tract

17
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae

TRANSMISSION

A

sexual
contact
or
during
passage
through
birth
canal

18
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
PATHOGENESIS factors

A
  • pili
  • § lipo-­‐oligosaccharide (LOS)
  • § IgA protease
    § complement deficiencies in the late-­‐acting complement components (C6C9) predispose to illness
    • cannot form membrane-attack complexes
      *
19
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae is usual coinfction with

A

Chlamydia
trachomatis

20
Q

Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
SPECTRUM
OF
DISEASE:
Localized

A
  • OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
  • GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS
  • PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
  • SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
21
Q

purulent
conjunctivitis
in
newborns

A

OPHTHALMIA
NEONATORUM

22
Q

urethritis and epididymis in men

– most common cause of urethritis

A

GONOCOCCAL
URETHRITIS

23
Q

– most common cause of
PID

A

N.gonorrhea

24
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE complications:

A
  • sterility
  • • ectopic pregnancy
  • • chronic pelvic pain
  • • dyspareunia
  • • Fitz-­‐Hugh-­‐Curtis syndrome (perihepatitis)
    • – violin-­‐string adhesions
25
Q

most common cause in sexually active
adults

arthri9s, tenosynovitis,
or pustules in the skin

A

SEPTIC
ARTHRITIS

26
Q

What is the treatment of N. gonorrhea?

A

Ceariaxone
+
Doxycycline
due to frequent coinfecTIon
with
Chlamydia
trachoma.s

27
Q
A