Spirochetes

Question 1

Tertiary Syphilis characterised by appearance of?

Answer 1

chronic granulomas

Question 2

If born alive, then the baby presents
with:
• Early congenital syphilis?

Answer 2

mucocutaneous lesions, osteochondritis,
anemia, and hepatosplenomegaly

Question 3

If born alive, then the baby presents
with Late congenital syphilis

Answer 3

Interstitial keratitis •
Eighth-nerve deafness • Notched incisors

Question 4

Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis
Direct methods
Specimen:Freshly collected exudates from

Answer 4

chancre in 1ry stage

»condylomas or ulcers in
2ry stag

Question 5

Of Fontana Stained preparation By Light microscope
T.Pallidum appearance?

Answer 5

dark brown spiral organisms against yellowish background

Question 6

False positive results: due to

Answer 6

formation
of reagins antibodies in a variety of diseases

Question 7

What is the treatment that you use to treat primary and secondary sypilis

Answer 7

penicillin

Question 8

It’s a systemic reaction due to rapid death
of treponemas and release of endotoxin-like
substance.

Answer 8

Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

Question 9

Patients with 3ry syphilis manifesting
with gummas or with cardiovascular are
treated with

Answer 9

3 doses of benzathine
penicillin G.

Question 10

Patients with neurosyphilis receive high
dose of

Answer 10

intravenous aqueous penicillin G
as it crosses the BBB

Question 11

Penicillin-allergic, nonpregnant patients
with early syphilis can be treated with

Answer 11

doxycycline

Question 12

To prevent congenital syphilis, all
pregnant women should be screened by
using a treponemal test such as

Answer 12

FTA-ABS.

Question 13

Nonvenereal Treponemal Diseases are transmitted by

Answer 13

direct contact