Infectious Disease Flashcards
About how many people in US have HIV/AIDS and what percentage of people are unaware?
1.1 million; 20%
What are the two clinically important retroviruses? And what is the difference between them?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - kills T-cells
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus 1 - proliferation of T-cells
STDs on Ocular-Genital Axis (7)
- Syphilis
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Herpes
- HIV
- Hepatitis B
- Pediculosis
Highest risk category for HIV
MSM
Diagnostic Criteria for HIV
Any of the following:
1. CD4+ T-lymphocytes < 200 µl
2. CD4+ T-lymphocytes < 14% of total lymphocytes
3. (+) any of the specific group of opportunistic infections or neoplasms
Viral Load: definition and what does it indicate?
Measure of amount of HIV RNA in blood
Indicates likelihood of progressive to AIDS and mortality
CD4 Cell Count: what does it indicate?
Status of patient’s immune system
Treatment for HIV
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors
Aka “Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy” (HAART)
Prophylactic Treatment for HIV
Truvada: combo of Emtriva and Viread
3 Methods of HIV transmission
- Sexual contact
- Transfer of infected blood (e.g. drug use)
- Vertical transmission (in utero, during delivery, breast milk)
HIV: What are ways to prevent transmission from mother to child?
- No breastfeeding
- C section
- AZT (Zidovudine)
— untreated with AZT (25% transmission)
— treated with AZT (8%)
Ocular involvement in ___% of HIV patients
75%
Describe course of AIDS
Initial Stage: flu-like (4-12 wks after infection)
Chronic Stage: Latent period, ~10 yrs, minor immune dysfunction
Final (Crisis) Stage: Virus replicating within lymph nodes — symptomatic + opportunistic infections/neoplasms
Most common malignancies associated with HIV
Kaposi Sarcoma
Lymphoma
Most common bacterial infection associated with HIV
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Strep Pneumoniae
- Salmonella
Most common viral infections associated with HIV (5)
- CMV
- JC pap virus
- Epstein Barr virus
- Herpes Simplex 1 & 2
- HHV 8
Most common fungal infections associated with HIV
- Candida
- Cryptococcus
- Histoplasmosis
Most common parasitic infections associated with HIV
Pneumocystis jiroveci (formally carinii, toxo gondii)
Diagnostic Tests for HIV
- ELISA — initial screen
- Western Blot — confirm
- Genotype
- Tropism Array
- PCR — viral load
How often should you see a pt with a CD4 count of >250 cells/mm3?
Every year
How often should you see a pt with a CD4 count of 150 cells/mm3?
Every 6 months
How often should you see a pt with a CD4 count of 50-150 cells/mm3?
Every 3 months
How often should you see a pt with a CD4 count of < 50 cells/mm3?
Every month!
Symptoms associated with HIV Retinopathy
Typically asymptomatic
Most common finding of HIV retinopathy
Cotton Wool Spots
TRUE/FALSE: Roth Spots do not progress
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: the more severe the HIV, the more severe the HIV retinopathy
FALSE; does not correlate
Cytomegalovirus belongs to the ____ family
Herpes
Cytomegalovirus: Fulminant Form
Necrotic and hemorrhagic fundus
(severe and sudden)
Cytomegalovirus: Indolent Form
Granular retinitis w/ less edema and hemorrhage
*(chronic, slow-progressing)
When is RD most likely to occur in a CMV pt?
CD4 count < 50 µl
Describe Immune Recovery Uveitis + Sx + Tx
Inactive CMV retinitis pt no longer on CMV therapy develops
- Ant Uveitis — significant
- Vitreous cells — low grade
- Diffuse CME
- CAT
- ERM
Tx: periocular steroid injection
REMEMBER: C DAVE
ARN & PORN represent a spectrum of ____ ____ ____ (3 words) herpetic retinopathies
Rapidly progressing necrotizing
How do you differentiate between CMV and ARN?
Blood testing
Which spreads more rapidly: ARN or CMV?
ARN
T/F: ARN only affect immunocompromized pts
FALSE; can alsooccur in healthy pts
What layer(s) of the retina are affected by ARN?
All ‘em (full thickness retinal necrosis)
T/F: A clinical finding of ARN is cells in the vitreous
TRUE
How often does RD occur with ARN?
Most of the time (75%)
Viruses associated with ARN (4)
- Varicella-zoster
- Herpes Simplex
- CMV
- Toxoplasmosis
T/F: ARN is associated with A-AION
FALSE; ARN is associated with/ AION, but the non-arteritic (NA-AION) variety
TX for ARN
IV acyclovir or intravitreal ganciclovir
The main difference between/w ARN and PORN?
PORN occurs in advanced HIV patients
Virus(es) associated w/ PORN
Usually Varicella Zoster
T/F: A clinical finding of PORN is cells in the vitreous
FALSE
What retinopathy is associated with a “cracked mud” appearance?
PORN
Which layer(s) are affected in PORN?
Outer layers
T/F: Kaposi Sarcoma is malignant
TRUE