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Treponema Pallidum
Non-culturable Organisms
Treponema Pallidum
Treponema Pallidum bacterial characteristics
GN, spirochete, motile, slow growing, sensitive to desiccation and temperature
Endarteritis
T. pallidum; inflammation causing proliferation of endothelial and fibroblast cells - > blocking lumen
Periarteritis
T. pallidum; inflammation causing proliferation of adventitial cells/pericytes & cuffing of vessel by monocytes, lymphocytes, & plasma cells
Treponema Pallidum Virulence Factors
No LPS (few OMPs), Lipoprotein (act spike endotoxin, immunomodulator), antigenic variation (Tpr)
Transmission of Treponema Pallidum
No fomites (unstable), rare during latency, direct contact, transplacentally, blood transfusions
Treponema Pallidum incubation period
~21d (3-90d)
IgM w/ Treponema Pallidum
Peaks in 2nd Syphilis, but rapidly declines and goes away
IgG w/ Treponema Pallidum
Peaks at the end of 2nd Syphilis, but never goes away
Immune response to Treponema Pallidum
Th1 during Primary Syphilis, agent drives conversion to Th2 during Secondary Syphilis
Treponema Pallidum Reservoir
Humans
Endarteritis and Periarteritis are results of
Inflammatory reaction to Treponema Pallidum
Primary Syphilis Manifestations
Chancre/Genital Ulcer: indurated, sharply demarcated, eroded center, serous discharge, painless, highly infectious + regional LAD 7-10d after chancre appearance
Primary Syphilis chancre is d/t
immune response to local replication
Primary Syphilis often occurs _______ on the male penis
in the sulcus
Regional LAD may appear when during Syphilis
7-10d after primary chancre appearance, & during Secondary Syphilis
Secondary Syphilis appears
6 weeks after exposure
Manifestations of Secondary Syphilis
VARY, but include: non-pruritic rash on palms/soles,mouth/anus & spreads, condylomata lata, alopecia, fever, HA, malaise, arthralgia, LAD
Primary Syphilis chancre lasts
2-6wks
Infectious periods during Syphilis
Primary Syphilis & all bouts of Secondary Syphilis; Early Latent Stage (w/in year 1)
Condylomata lata
occurs during Secondary Syphilis; highly infectious, raised, painless, central erosion & covered w/ a thin membrane – found on genital, oral, &/or rectal mucosa
Rash of Secondary Syphilis
b/l symmetrical, non-pruritic, infectious skin rash, starting on palms/soles/mouth/anus and spreads, fever, LAD
In utero Syphilis infection can occur
anytime during latent syphilis or active syphiis
Alopecia
Secondary Syphilis
Why is Syphilis a disease of 1/3
1/3 untreated secondary syphilis pts will spontaneously cure, 1/3 secondary syphilis pts remain infected, but asymptomatic, 1/3 will progress to tertiary syphilis
What additional Manifestations may be present during secondary syphilis
hepatitis, IC-glomerulonephritis, meningitis/encephalitis, arthritis, GI and eye problems
secondary syphilis resolves
w/ or w/o treatment
Latent Syphilis
Asymptomatic phase but w/ (+) serology
Early Syphilis
1st year after exposure, considered Infectious, Most secondary syphilis relapses occur in early phase of latent syphilis
Late Syphilis
Year 1-4, not considered infectious, low rate of relapse
Tertiary Syphilis
Slow, degenerative progressive inflammatory disease, refractory to Abx, ~10yrs after exposure
Tertiary Syphilis Manifestations
Cardiovascular/Aortitis, Neurosyphilis, Gumma
Syphilitic Aortitis
Endarteritis of vasa vasorum -> ischemia of aortic arch/ascending aorta -> aortic aneurysm, stenosis, regurgitation
Early Neurosyphilis
Asymptomatic (+ CSF), Meningitis, stroke w/ focal S/S
Late Neurosyphilis
General Paresis, Tabes Dorsalis, Argyll-Robertson Pupil
General Paresis
Dementing illness (personality, affect, reflexes, eyes, sensorum, intellect, speech)
Tabes Dorsalis
P.C. - loss of proprioception & sensation -> ataxia/wide-based gait
D.R. - loss of pain & temp sensation, areflexia
Argyll-Robertson Pupil
Constriction to accommodation, but not light
Gumma
chronic granulomas found in various tissues, benign unless affecting organ
Early Congenital Syphilis
most are born without clinical evidence of disease (but would be STORCH test positive) & develop Sx ~3-4mo old
Early Congenital Syphilis Sx typically begin
3-4mo of age
Early Congenital Syphilis Sx
persistent rhinitis -> maculopapular, desquamative rash, condylomata lata, diffuse rhinitis, lesions on any organ
Latency in Congenital Syphilis
occurs ~6-12mo of age and persists typically to 5-15y/o -> Late Syphilis
Late Syphilis/Stigmata Sx
Hutchinson’s Triad, frontal bossing, bulldog jaw, higoumenakia sign, saber shins, cluttons joints
Most common outcome w/ Congenital Syphilis
Stillbirth
Hutchinson’s Triad
saddle nose, skin rhagades (radial scars), corneal ulcers and opacities, Hutchinson’s teeth and mulberry molars
Microscopy for Treponema pallidum
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Which Abs rise first in response to Treponema pallidum
Specific-Treponema Abs
What is the 1st diagnostic test that is (+) in syphilis?
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What is the 1st serologic test that is (+) in syphilis?
Specific-Treponema Abs
Screening Test for Syphilis
Non-Specific Antibody Test
DFA-TP for Syphilis
Specific Fluorescent Ab test to T. pallidum
Non-Specific Treponema Antibody
anti-phospholipid Abs, used for screening tests, VDLR, RPR, monitor Tx
Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis
VDLR (non-specific)
Monitor Syphilis Tx
RPR (non-specific)
Confirmatory Tests for Syphilis
Specific-Treponema Abs, FTA-ABS, used to diagnose late syphilis or neurosyphilis
Treatment for Syphilis
Benzathine Penicillin G
Treatment for Syphilis in pregnant female
Benzathine Penicillin G; if HSN -> Azithromycin
Treatment for Syphilis in penicillin-hsn pt
Azithromycin, Doxycycline, Tetracycline
Syphilis resistance to Tx
rRNA mutation confers resistance to Azithromycin in strains spontaneously
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
endotoxic shock-like response due to dying agents released into blood (fever, HA, myalgia, chills, tachycardia)
Tx for Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
NSAID, prednisone
Reportable diseases
Syphilis
Haemophilus Ducreyi bacterial characteristics
GNR pleomorphic, highly fastidious
Culture of Haemophilus Ducreyi on
Chocolate agar
Chancroid is found primarily in
3rd world countries, and under diagnosed in the US
Most commonly associated w/ HIV transmission
Chancroid
Chancroid or Syphilis has a immune response during the primary stage
Syphilis
Why is Chancroid so highly associated w/ HIV transmission?
CD4+ Tcells & Monocytes are attracted to primary site
Chancroid Incubation period
7 days
Primary Chancroid Manifestation
genital ulcer: 1 or more painful, pustule, erodes & ulcerates w/ ragged edges +/- Bubo
Bubo
painful inguinal LAD, U/L, reddened skin, may suppurate & rupture
Bubo occurs
7-10days after chancre or during
Microscopy of Chancroid
GNR in chains in or outside of PMNs “school of fish” appearance
Treatment of Chancroid
Azithromycin, Erythromycin, Ceftriaxone
Chancroid may be resistant to what Tx
TMP-SMX; plasmid-mediated
Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial charcteristics
GN, obligate intracellular, biphasic (elementary & reticular bodies), cytoplasmic inclusions
Which strains of Chlamydia trachomatis cause LGV?
L1, L2, L3
Chlamydia trachomatis L1, L2, L3 preferentially infect
Macrophages
Immune response to Chlamydia trachomatis L1, L2, L3
CMI: Th1 -> IFN-gamma -> activate macrophages
LGV Incubation period
3-30days
Primary LGV Manifestations
small, inconspicuous genital papule or herpetiform ulcer of short duration and few symptoms (may go unnoticed)
Secondary LGV incubation
2-6 weeks after exposure
Secondary LGV Manifestations
fever, extensive inguinal LAD (acute inflammation) w/ bubo formation, groove’s Sign
Groove’s Sign
Secondary LGV; bubo formation and may bisect the inguinal mass by Poupart’s ligament
Tertiary LGV
genital ulcers, fistulas, & rectal strictures; genital elephantiasis due to lymphatic obstruction