Lecture 20 Strep Throat Flashcards
Strep throat is caused by Group ____ streptococcus _____
A, pyogenes
Symptoms of scarlet fever/pharyngitis:
_____ rash with sand-paper like texture, _____ tongue, ____ pallor, and _____ tonsilitis
scarltiniform, strawberry, circumoral, exudative
2 other symptoms:
petechiae on ____; _____ adenopathy
palate, cervical
2 forms of laboratory diagnosis:
rapid culture, routine culture
the rapid test is based off of the _____ acid extraction of the group A _____ antigen from bacteria obtained from the throat
nitrous, carbohydrate
typical treatment of step:
penicillin
what causes scarlet fever?
erythrogenic toxin
scarlet fever rash first appears in the ___, ___, and neck. becomes generalized, then after 1 week it ____
axillae, groin;
desquamates (face, then trunk, then extremities)
Rheumatic fever is due to the ____ protein that is antigenic, antiphagocytic, and causes disease due to ____ ____
M, molecular mimicry
rheumatic fever major criteria (need 2):
Joints-migratory polyarthritis O-pancarditis N- subcutaneous nodules E-Erythema marginatum S-Syndeham Chorea
other post strep condition:
glomerulonephritis
post strep glomeurlonephritis symptoms:
____uria, peripheral and periorbital ____, ___ colored urine, ____tension
hema, edema, cola, hyper
also flank pain, fatigue, CHF
post-strep glomerulonephritis is due to a type ____ HSR. ____ levels are decreased on lab
3;
complement
other complications of strep throat:
peritonsilar _____ (“hot potato voice”);
rare toxic shock syndrome
abscess