Microbiology and Viruses

Question 1

symptoms of herpangina?

Answer 1

vesicles/ulcers on soft palate

Question 2

who gets herpangina?

Answer 2

young children

Question 3

what causes herpangina?

Answer 3

coxsackie viruses

Question 4

symptoms of hand, foot and mouth?

Answer 4

fever
abdo pain
sore mouth
ulcers in mouth
papules on hands and feet

Question 5

what causes hand, foot and mouth?

Answer 5

coxsackie

family outbreaks common

Question 6

appearance of oral candidiasis?

Answer 6

white patches on red, raw mucous membranes in the throat or mouth

Question 7

treatment of oral candidiasis?

Answer 7

nystatin suspension

Question 8

cause of oral candidiasis?

Answer 8

candida albicans

Question 9

cause of diptheria?

Answer 9

corynebacterium diphtheriae

Question 10

appearance of diptheria?

Answer 10

severe sore throat with a grey/white membrane across the pharynx

Question 11

features of diptheria?

Answer 11

severe sore throat

exotoxin produced - cardiotoxic and neurotoxic

Question 12

treatment of diptheria?

Answer 12

antitoxin

supportive penicillin and erythromycin

Question 13

another name for glandular fever?

Answer 13

infectious mononucleosis

Question 14

symptoms of glandular fever?

Answer 14

fever
enlarged lymph nodes
pharyngitis
palatal petechial haemorrhages

Question 15

complications of glandular fever?

Answer 15

lymphoma
anaemia
thrombocytopenia
splenic rupture
UA obstruction

Question 16

cause of glandular fever?

Answer 16

EBV
primary infection in childhood - rarely causes
secondary >10yrs - often causes

Question 17

investigation in glandular fever?

Answer 17

EBV IgM
blood count and film - atypical lymphocytes
LFTs
Heterophile AB - Monospot tes

Question 18

viruses that cause similar illness to glandular fever?

Answer 18

CMV - no heterophile AB
Toxoplasmosis - little pharyngitis
HIV