Infectious disease buzz words Flashcards
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Common illnesses d/t H. influenza
1 epiglottitis, #2 CAP, sinusitis and otitis media
Coxsackie A sxs
Hand/foot/mouth and aspetic meningitis
Tx of H. influenza
Beta lactams (amoxicilin); Epiglotitis/CAP/Meningitis tx = ceftriaxone (prophylaxis for close contacts with rifampin)
rabies prodrome
pain and parasthesia at initial bite site
Tx for cryptococcus
fluconazole if CD4 < 50 (aids defining illness)
oral hairy leukoplakia MC in…
HIV/immunocompromised pts
MCC of pericarditis
Coxsackie virus
Bird/bat droppings near cave
Histoplasmosis capsulatum
cat scratch disease organism
bartonella henselae
Kawasaki MC in which age group
kids<5yo
tx of small pox
supportive; isolation and vaccine for close contacts
Vector for Brucellosis
Farm animals (goats, cows, sheep) Also, ingestion of unpasteurized milk/cheese
common clinical manifestations of MAC
- Pulmonary infxn in immunocompetent (bronchiectasis), 2. Disseminated (in HIV pts), 3. Lymphadenitis in kids (cervical, submandibular and maxillary)
break bone fever
Dengue fever
Dx for osteomylitis
MRI is most sensative early, bone bx is gold standard. X-ray shows periosteal reaction
Adult presentation of rubella
arthritis and lymphadenopathy
coronavirus causes
atypical pneumonia
bubonic plague organism
Yersinia pestis
TX of rubella
NONE!!! MMR vaccine available (given after delivery if prego, HIV pts if CD4 >200)
5th dz complications in pts with sickle cell dz
aplastic crisis
common manifestions of chagas
acute (3wks-3mo) - asymptomatic or unilateral periorbital edema
Latent - cardiomyopathy, CHF, megacolon and megaesophagus
common manifestations of Leprosy
skin lesions with poorly defined boarders (coolest parts of the body, ie face, ears, wrists), loss of eyebrows/eyelashes, facial deformities and symmetric nerve involvement (stocking glove neuropathy)
Tx of Q fever
doxycycline (typically self limiting)
well-demarcated margins of cellulitis
erysipelas (MCC strep)
MCC gas gangrene
clostridium perfringens
Common sites of involvement for mycobacterium leprae
SF tissues (skin and peripheral nerves)
Complications of mumps
orchitis (unilateral), oophoritis, encephalitis and aseptic meningitis
smallpox sxs
flu like prodrome with severe head/back pain –> skin eruptions in the same stage simulataneously (palmar and plantar lesions common)
Hanatavirus MC in which location
SW united states (young healthy adults)
Rabies Resp phase
resp muscle paralysis –> death
bunon-pitting edema with sharp irregular margins extending peripherally BUT clearing centrally; limited to hands/fingers/webspaces
erysipeloid (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae)
Rubella
German Measles
Head –> toe flaccid paralysis
botulism
Coxsackie B sxs
Dilated cardiomyopathy and MCC of pericarditis and pleurodynia
EBV is part of which family
Herpes (HHV 4)
post-exposure prophylaxis for subsequent rabies exposures
HDCV (Rabies vaccine) days 0 and 3
zoster vaccine given to
adults >60yo or if CD4 >200
MC locations for chagas
latin america and texas
Romana’s sign
unilateral periorbital swelling (seen in chagas dz)
Tx of Karposi sarcoma
HAART therapy (radiation prn)
what traits are protective against malaria
sickle cell dz and thalassemia traits
phases of rabies
prodrome, CNS phase and resp phase
Tx of gas gangrene
Penicillin
vector for lyme dz
ixodes deer tick, MC in northeast
Kernig sign
hip/knee bent 90 and painful knee extension
Hantavirus causes
hemorrhagic fever
Tx of toxoplasmosis
sulfadiazene + pyrimethamine (spiramycin if prego)
Prophylaxis give bactrim
MC sx of pinworm (enterobiasis)
nocturnal anal itching
Tx of dengue fever
volume support, pressors and TYLENOL (NOT NSAIDS) - reduce the bleeds
Dx of babesiosis
parasites within the RBC (pathognomonic tetrads)
most dangerous form of malaria
Falciparum
MCC of infectious blindness
chlamydia
Pain out of proportion
- nec fasc 2. intestinal ischemia 3. compartment syndrome
CI for smallpox vaccine
eczema, dermatitis and burns
Tzank smear showing multinucleated giant cells
HSV
Common sxs of mono (EBV)
fever, sore throat, POSTERIOR cervical lymphadenopathy, malaise, splenomegaly
primary herpes infxn in adults
acute herpetic pharyngotonsillitis
Tx of Aspergillus
Allergic bronchopulm = tapered steroids, chest PT and Itraconazole; Severe sinusitis = Voriconazole + high dose steroids; aspergilloma = surgical resection if symptomatic (nothing if asyptomatic)
west nile virus caused by….
flavavirus
Tx of EBV
supportive; avoid trauma X 1 month to avoid splenic rupture
Dx of chagas
cardiac echo showing cardiomegaly with apical atrophy/aneurysm
non-painful white plaque along lateral tongue or buccal mucosa. CANNOT be scraped off.
oral hairy leukoplakia
Tx of botulism
Botulinum IG and resp support
MCC of pharyngitis
viral
MCC of encephalitis in US
HSV
Coxsackie infxn most common in which season
summer
brudzinski
neck flexion causes involuntary flexing of the hip/knee
Litseria tx
IV ampicillin + gent
Jones criteria
Rheumatic fever (GAS) - 1. Joints 2. Carditis 3. nodules 4. erythema marginatum 5. sydenham chorea
cause of rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
rickettsia rickettsii
MC bacterial cause of pharyngitis
GABHS
Q fever organism
coxiella burnetti (sheep, goat, cattle feces contain the spores)
Bacillus anthracis commonly found in
animal wool/fur (sheep, goat, horse, swine)
Tx of tetanus
- intubate prn 2. tetanus IG 3. Diazepam 4. Debride 5. flagyl or Pen G prn 6. BB prn
Prophylaxis: Td vaccine q 10 years, IG if never vaccinated
Tx for candidiasis
antifungals
pathophys of trichinosis
larvae cyst grow/replicate in the duodenum/jejunum. Adults excreted in stool and larva penetrate the intestinal wall and ENCAPSULATE IN STRIATED MUSCLE TISSUE
Tx of 5th dz
supportive
Congenital Varicella syndrome (TORCH vertical transmission)
develops during 1st and 2nd trimester; Limb hypoplasia, scarring, and blindness
TX of cat scratch disease
self limiting (amox or doxy prn severe)
Tx of SARS
aggresive supportive
dx of leprosy
skin bx and AFB
Q fever sxs
ACUTE - MC pneumonia (flu-like illness). HA, fever, hepatitis.
CHRONIC - endocarditis
Tx of yersinia pestis infxn
streptomycin (aminoglycosides) + tetracyclin
(killed vaccine available)
Tetracycline used for post exposure prophylaxis
Tx of Pertussis
Erythromycin (macrolids) - does not alter course of disease, but decreases contagiousness. (alt - bactrim)
Prophylaxis for close contacts REGARDLESS of age or immunization status (macrolide).
Tdap booster for everyone!
Chicken pox begin on…
face and trunk –> extremities
Common HIV opportunistics infxns at CD4 <200
PCP, histoplasmosis
Tx of coccidiodes
Most are self limiting. CNS spread tx with Fluconazole (amp B if severe CNS dz)
Tx of syphilis
Pen G (desensatize if allergic) **Jarisch-Herscheimer reaction once tx starts (fever/chills while spirochetes are dying d/t tx)**
Tx of erysipeloid (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae)
Pencillin G, cephalosporin or clinda
what is malaria
RBC dz caused by Plasmodium (falciparum, vivax, ovale, and malariae);
1. infects RBC 2. RBC lysis 3. cyclical fever
Rubeolla
Measles
brown watery exudates with crepitus to palpation
gas gangrene
Dx of trichinosis
Eosinophilia is hallmark
(triad: periorbital edema, myositis and eosinophilia)
Definitive dx: muscle bx
Dx of gas gangrene
air in tissues seen on x-ray
sxs of anthrax
MC - cutaneous (painless black eschar with surrounding edema and vesicles).
inhalation (flu-like sxs, mediastinum widening on CXR d/t to hemorrhagic lymphadenitis
4 C’s of Rubeola (Measles)
Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis and Koplik spots (small red spots in buccal mucosa with blue/white pale center)
MCC of nec fasc
GAS
violacious lesions on nose, extremities, and mucous membranes d/t proliferation of vasculature
Karposi sarcoma
Tx of chlamydia
oral azithromycin 1gm (alt doxy); oral NOT topical for neonate conjunctivitis
sxs of Creutzfeldt-jakob dz
rapid progression in dementia, gait issues, and myoclonus when startled
Dx of syphilis
RPR, if + confirm with FTA Ab testing (false positive for autoimmune conditions)
EBV infects B cells, increasing risk of…
Hodgkins Lymphoma (Reed-Sternberg/owl eyes), Non-hodgkins lymphoma (burkitts lymphoma - large jaw lesions/swelling), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (MC in asians) and oral hairy leukoplakia (in HIV pts)
Tx of nec fasc
surgical debridement and broad abx (zosyn, unasyn)
Leading cause of CHF in Latin America
Chagas dz
organism responsible for “fish tank granulomas” seen in marine workers or fisherman
mycobacterium marinum
blue, hemorrhagic bullae
nec fasc
painful genital lesion + painful inguinal LAD
Chancroid (d/t haemophilus ducreyi)
Virus that causes 5th dz
parvovirus B-19
Tx of kawasaki
IVIG + high dose ASA
Definition of acanthamoeba keratitis
minor ocular trauma, usually seen with swimming with contacts lens that become infected
Tx of CMV
gancyclovir
vesicles in different healing stages
chicken pox
Tx of RMSF
doxycycline (even for young children)
MCC of osteomylitis
Staph aureus
Parasite for chagas dz
trypanosoma cruzi
MCC of sensorineural hearing loss
congenital CMV (TORCH)
Common HIV opportunistics infxns at CD4 <50
MAC and CMV
rabid animals observed for how many days?
7-10
Tx of GAS
Penicillin G or VK (alt macrolides)