Spirochetes Flashcards
1
Q
ixodes tick is
A
lyme
2
Q
Erythema migrans is? what can it lead to?
A
Lyme. Heart block and Bilateral Bells Palsy
3
Q
Lyme diag? Tx?
A
clinical, ELISA, Doxycycline
4
Q
rash starts on wrist and ankles?
A
Risketsia - wood tick
5
Q
painless chanre, LAD is?
A
syphilis
6
Q
gumma, tabes dorsalis (impaired propriocention and vibration), Argyl Robertson pupil (accomidate but dont react) - prostitutes
A
syphilis
7
Q
syphilis diag?
A
VDRL, RPR, then FTA-ABS
8
Q
syphilis tx?
A
Benz PCN 1 dose
9
Q
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction –
A
fever and toxicity secondary to massive destruction of
spirochetes
