N5 - CNS Inf. III (Kuo) Flashcards
Early delay
- Viral DNA polymerase
- Thymidine kinase
Herpesvirus
Cell-cell bridges
Herpesvirus
Latent infection
Herpesvirus
Tzanck Smear
Multinucleated giant cells - Herpesvirus
Diagnosis for HSV encephalitis
PCR of CSF
HSV-1
Encephalitis (temporal lobe)
HSV-2
Meningitis
Stomatitis
HSV
Gingivostomatitis
Primary herpes
Site of viral latency
Trigeminal ganglia
Cold sore
Genitals
Recurrent herpes labialis
Trigeminal ganglia
HSV-1 latency
Lumbar & sacral ganglia
HSV-2 latency
HSV encephalitis severely affects
Temporal and inferior frontal lobes
reactivation from latency in the geniculate ganglioin
Bell’s Palsy
treatment of choice for HSV encephalitis, systemic disease, recurrent genital herpes
Acyclovir
used for treating HSV-1 resistant to acyclovir
Foscarnet
First step of Acyclovir MOA
herpesvirus-encoded thymidine kinase phosphorylates it
Respiratory spread
Varicella zoster virus