Sexually Transmitted Infections Flashcards
AIDS–clinical features
- opportunistic infections
- Kaposi sarcoma
- lymphoma
AIDS–organism
- HIV
Chancroid–clinical features
- painful genital ulcer with exudate
- inguinal adenopathy
chancroid–organism
-
Haemophilus ducreyi
- “It’s so painful, you ‘do cry’”
Chlamydia–clinical features
- urethritis
- cervicitis
- epididymitis
- conjunctivitis
- reactive arthritis
- PID
Chlamydia–organism
- Chlamydia trachomatis (D-K)
Condylomata acuminata–clinical features
- genital warts
- koilocytes
Condylomata acuminata–organism
- HPV-6
- HPV-11
Genital herpes–clinical features
- painful penil, vulvar, or cervical vesicles and ulcers
- can cause systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia
Genital herpes–organism
- HSV-2
- less commonly HSV-1
Gonorrhea–clinical features
- urethritis
- cervicitis
- PID
- prostatitis
- epididymitis
- arthritis
- creamy purulent discharge
Gonorrhea–organism
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Hepatitis B–clinical features
- jaundice
Hepatitis B–organism
- HBV
Lymphogranuloma venereum–clinical features
- infection of lymphatics
- painless genital ulcers
- painful lymphadenopathy (ie. buboes)
Lymphogranuloma venereum–organism
- C trachomatis (L1-L3)
primary syphilis–clinical features
- painless chancre
primary syphilis–organism
- Treponema pallidum
Secondary syphilis–clinical features
- fever
- lymphadenopathy
- skin rashes
- condylomata lata
Secondary syphilis–organism
- Treponema pallidum
Tertiary syphilis–clinical features
- gummas
- tabes dorsalis
- general paresis
- aortitis
- Argyll Robertson pupil
Tertiary syphilis–organism
- Treponema pallidum
Trichomoniasis–clinical features
- vaginitis
- strawberry cervix
- motile in wet prep
Trichomoniasis–organism
- Trichomonas vaginalis
most common bugs that cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
-
Chlamydia trachomatis
- subacute, often undiagnosed
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- acute
-
C trachomatis
- most common bacterial STI in the US
PID–signs and symptoms
- cervical motion tenderness–chandelier sign
- purulent cervical discharge (A)
- salpingitis
- endometritis
- hydrosalpinx
- tubo-ovarian abscess
what is salpingitis from PID a risk factor for?
- ectopic pregnancy
- infertility
- chronic pelvic pain
- adhesions
what can PID lead to?
- Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome
- infection of the liver capsule and “violin string” adhesions of peritoneum to liver
