STDs and HIV Flashcards
How are infections transmitted during sex (6 methods)?
Direct innoculation, e.g: Herpes Simplex Virus Trauma, e.g: hepatitic C virus IV drug use, e.g: HIV and hep C Fomites (objects), e.g: gonorrhea Ingestion, e.g: shigella Sexual/genital secretions
Which STIs can affect the mouth/oropharynx?
HPV, HSV, Chlamydia, LGV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV
Which STIs can affect the liver/biliary tract?
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
Hep A, B, C
Which STIs can affect the stomach?
Syphilis
Which STIs can affect the small bowel?
HIV, Giardia, Shigella
Which STIs can affect the large bowel?
Chlamydia, LGV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV
Which STIs can affect the rectum?
HPV, HSV, Chlamydia, LGV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV
Which STIs can affect the anus?
HPV, HSV, LGV, Syphilis, HIV
What would be on an STI differential diagnosis?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Testing for STIs?
Urethral swab for microscopy; can also use NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test)
Stool culture
Cause of rectal gonorrhea and transmission?
Neisseria gonorrhea transmitted by direct contact of mucosal surfaces
How is gonorrhea spread for proctitis?
Anal sex, transmucosal spread, fomite
Symptoms of gonorrhea and differentiation from IBD?
Short incubation period (5-10 days):
Lower abdominal pain, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, anal discharge, tenesmus
May have assoc. symptoms:
Urethral/vaginal discharge and dysuria (not in IBD)
What does proctoscopy show with gonorrhea?
Inflamed mucosae and purulent exudate
Complications of rectal gonorrhea?
Abscess formation and increased susceptibility to HIV (in response to inflammation, there are many CD4+ cells)
Cause of rectal chlamydia and tranmission?
Chlamydia trachomatis transmitted by direct contact between mucosal surfaces
Why can Chlamydia diagnosis be missed if only urine is tested?
50% of Chlamydia in MSM is found solely in the rectum
Symptoms of rectal chlamydia?
70% asymptomatic but, when symptomatic, tends to be milder than Gonorrhea (proctoscopy is less severe); inc. anal discomfort/itch, discharge and assoc. symptoms
Testing for rectal chlamydia?
NAAT
CT and GC
Signs of primary syphilis?
Solitary painless ulcer
Signs of secondary syphilis?
Mucosal patches and ulcers
Mouth, anogenital, rectal
Condylomata lata - warty lesions that can form in the anal cleft
Hepatitis
Transmission of herpes simplex virus?
Ano-genital or oro-anal
Type of HSV in proctitis?
Usually, HSV 2 affecting the peri-anal mucosa, but may extend into rectum
Symptoms of HSV?
Pain and ulcers
Painful defecation, with bleeding and mucous
Viraemic symptoms (in primary infection)
Transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV)?
Ano-genital, oro-anal
What is Lymphogranuloma venereum?
Primarily an infection of lymphatics and lymph nodes, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
Risk factors for LGV?
Group sex
Drug use
Syphilis and hep C