Micro Flashcards
Chronic granulomatous disease affecting peripheral nerves and superficial tissue (nasal mucosa)?
Leprosy
Reservoir for Leprosy?
Armadillos + humans
Acid fast bacilli causing “glove and stocking” loss of sensation?
M. leprae
Causes diffuse skin lesions esp. Ear + perforation of nasal mucosa+ loss of fingers + atrophy of testicles?
Lepromatous Leprosy
Fist sings of Lepromatous leprosy?
Edema + rhinitis
Single peripheral skin lesions w/ low numbers of acid fast bacilli? Prognosis?
Tuberculoid leprosy
Good prognosis= spontaneous healing
Characterized by low cell-mediated immunity with a Humoral Th2 response (LACK Th1 mediators)?
Lepromatous leprosy
What is the characteristic of Tuberculoid leprosy immunity response?
High cell mediated response with Largely Th1 mediated response
Tx of Tuberculoid leprosy?
Sulfone (Dapsone) + rifampin for 6 months
MOA of Sulfone?
Inhibits para-aminobenxoic acid metabolism
Tx of lepromatous leprosy?
Dapsone + rifampin + Clofazimine (at least 2yrs)
Prophylaxis tx for Leprosy in children?
Dapsone
LEpromatous leprosy is?
LEthal
Herpes Virus Genome?
Enveloped DS linear DNA
Method for HHV detection?
PCR
Tzanck test
Tzanck test?
HHV–> smear to detect multi nucleated giant cells in VZV infected skin fragments
VZV is a?
Alphaherpesvirus
HHV6 + HHV7?
Betaherpesvirus
Latency HHV?
Soon after initial infection
NO virus particles are produced
Entire genome maintained extrachromasomally
Neurotropic latency?
VZV
Lymphotrophic latency?
HHV6 + HHV7
Fever followed by itchy rash starting on scalp and trunk? (primary infection only)
Varicella (chickenpox)
Shingles?
Reactivation of VZV
Adult w/ Sudden onset of pain and rash or Pneumonia? Reactivation
Shingles (VZV)
Tx for Adult w/ Pneumonia and Painful rash?
Acyclovir and Steroids
Vaccine for VZV?
Live attenuated vaccine w/ MMR regiment
adults>50yo: Designed to boost immunity to prevent or lessen Zoster
HIGH fever–> Seizures–> Macular rash?
Roseola (HHV 6+7)
Age range for HHV 6+7?
3mo – 6yo
Time course for VZV to show up as chickenpox?
Infection-> replication in lymph nodes-> primary viremia-> Replication in organs-> 2nd viremia-> SKIN Vesicular Rash (14 days)
Parvovirus structure?
Linear single stranded DNA + nonenveloped
Where do parvovirus replicate?
Rapidly dividing cells-> to use active DNA poly
RBC precursors
Virus that causes decreased reticulocyte count?
Parvovirus B19
Five most common childhood diseases?
Chickenpox measles Rubella Roseola Parvo B19
“fifth disease” or “slapped cheek rash”
Erythema infectiosum (B19)
Causes “Lacy rash on the trunk and limbs?”
B19 erythema infectiosum
Adult experiencing Joint pain or swelling (polyartheritis) + flu like symptoms + small rash?
B19 erythema infectiosum
What virus causes transient aplastic crisis in SCD patients?
B19 because it replicates in RBC precursors and thus reduces the reticulocyte count
B19 infection in pregnant women?
Transplacentally transmitted to fetus and can cause fetal anemia. hydrops fetalis, or miscarriage
Variola virus structure?
Smallpox= Complex (“brick shaped”), intracellular core, lateral bodies, enveloped
Large DS DNA
Where does Smallpox replicate?
Even though its a DS DNA virus it replicates in the CYTOPLASM
Rash that starts in Head or limbs w/ vesicles that hve a dot in the middle + which become hard then crust over and fall off?
Smallpox infection–> all lesion @ same stage
Two basic forms of Smallpox?
Variola major–> 25% death rate
Variola minor–> 1% death rate
Smallpox mode of transmission?
Inhalation causing systemic disease w/ generalized rash
pt w/ HIGH fever, malaise, aches, red spots in the mouth and tongue, firm pitted lesions all same stage?
Smallpox infection
Afebrile pt w/ superficial lesions all in different stages?
Chickenpox
Tropical disease w/ lesions on face, trunk, and limbs?
Childhood Molluscum contagiosum
Young adulthood form of Molluscum contagiousum?
Lower abdominal lesions
Sexually transmitted
Lesions disappear 2-12 months
Large cytoplasmic inclusions in eosinophils?
Molluscum contagiosum (adulthood form)