Mycobactreria Flashcards
Leprosy is also called
Hansen disease
Leprosy (Hansen disease) is caused by
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium leprae - stracture
acid-fast bacillus
Mycobacterium leprae - reservoir in US
amradilos
Mycobacterium leprae - area of infection
it likes cool temperatures (infect skin and superficial nerves - glove and stocking loss of sensation
Mycobacterium leprae - in vitro
cannot grow
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - how many forms and which
- Lepromatous
2. Tuberciloid
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - lepromatous form - clinical manifestation
presents diffusely over the skin, with leonine (lion-like) facies, and is communicable
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - lepromatous form - immune system
low cell-mediated immunity with humoral Th2 response
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - Tuberciloid form - clinical manifestation
limited to few hypoesthetic. hairless skin plaques
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - Tuberciloid form - immune system
high cell-mediated immunity with a largely Th1 type response response
Leprosy (Hansen disease) - Treatment
dapsone with rifampin for tuberciloid dorm
clofazimin is added n lepromatous form
primary tuberculosis is caused by
infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis of a Nonimmune host (usually host) (infection of previous unexposed individual)
secondary tuberculosis is caused by
- reinfection (infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis of a partially immune hypersensitized host - usually adult)
- Reactivation due to immunosuppression
primary tuberculosis - lesion
Ghon complex: Hilar nodes + Ghon focus (calcified TB granuloma forming a nodule) usually in lower to middle lung
secondary tuberculosis after reactivation - lesion
fibrocaseous cavitary lesion (usually upper lobes)
Primary tuberulosis may lead to
- heals by fibrosis (immunity and hypersensitivity/PPD+)
- progressive lung disease (hiv/malnutrition)
- Miliary tuberulosis –> Death
- Preallergic lymphatic or hematogenous dissemination (dormant tubercle bacilli in several organs/reactivation in adult life)
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis - sites?
- CNS (parencymal tuberculoma or meningitis)
- Vertebral body (Pott disease)
- Lymphadenitis
- Renal
- GI
- Adrenals
Reactivation of tuberculosis in the lung lead to
- secodary tuberculosis fibrocaseous cavitary lesion (usually upper lobes)
- extrapulmonary tuberculosis
TB - primary tuberculosis occurs most commonly in
TB - secondary tuberculosis occurs most commonly in
1ry: children
2ry: adults
priamry tuberculosis - next step (and proportions)
- healing by fibrosis calcification (more than 90%)
2. Progressive 1ry tuberculosis esp on AIDS, malnutrition (less than 10%
Pott disease
tb in vertebral body
CNS TB?
parencymal tuberculoma or meningitis
TB - PDD positive if
- current infection or past exposure
2. false positive with BCG vaccination (further workup required)
TB - PDD negative if
- no infection
- anergic (steroids, malnutrition, immunocompromised)
- sarcoidosis
tests to diagnose TB
- PPD
2. Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA)
PPD vs Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA)
IGRA has fewer false positives from BCG vaccination
Mycobacteria - bugs?
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
- Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - clinical manifestation
TB - fever, night sweats, weight loss, cough (non-productive or productive), hemoptysis
TB - cough - non-productive or productive?
both