Syphilis Flashcards
definition of Syphilis
What does definition of Syphilis respond to?
Causative organism of Syphilis
Shape of Treponema pallidum
Motility of Treponema pallidum
Staining of Treponema pallidum
Culture of Treponema pallidum
Fragility of Treponema pallidum
Types of Treponemes
Why should examination for oral lesions in syphilis be avoided?
Pathogenesis of syphilis
How does Treponema palidum enter the body?
First lesion in syphilis after it enters the body
what happens after Treponema palidum enters the body through skin?
How does someone infected by Treponema palidum enter 3ry stage?
what happens at the end of latent phase of infection by Treponema palidum?
Is there long standing immunity to Treponema palidum?
Natural course of untreated syphilis
IP of syphilis
when soes chancre appear in syphilis?
Healing of chanvre of syphilis
when does secondry stage of syphilis occur?
Results of Serological tests in early latent syphilis
Histopathology of Syphilis
Endarteritis obliterans in syphilis
what doesEndarteritis obliterans in syphilis cause?
Perivascular infiltration in syphilis
Fibroblast activity in syphilis
Time of perivascular infeltration
Time of fibroblast activity
Introduction to Serological Tests of Syphilis
Types of Serological Tests of Syphilis
What do Non-treponemal or reagin tests (Non-specific) measure?
Types of Non-treponemal or reagin tests (Non-specific)
Examples of Flocculation or precipitation tests
Example of Complement fixation tests
when do Reagin tests become positive?
Results of VDRL in 2ry syphilis
Specificity of reagin tests for syphilis
Results of VDRL in 3ry syphilis
Follow up for syphilis using VDRL
Is Serological result for syphilis affected by effective therapy in early stages?
what do Treponemal tests (specific) measure?
Examples of Treponemal tests (specific)
Results of Treponemal tests (specific)
Value & Importance of serological tests of syphilis
Diagnosis of syphilis via serological tests of syphilis
Follow up for syphilis via serological tests of syphilis
what are Biological false positive (BFP) reactions for syphilis?
Definition of Acute BFP reactions for syphilis
Examples of Acute BFP reactions for syphilis
Def of Chronic BFP reactions for syphilis
Examples of Chronic BFP reactions for syphilis
Serologic test for syphilis in patients with HIV
Identification of Syphilis
DG examination in syphilis
Stained smeares in syphilis
EM of syphilis
Classification od syphilis
Stages of Acquired syphilis
Phases of Early stge of Acquired syphilis
Characters of Early stage of Acquired syphilis
Phases of Late stage of Acquired syphilis
Characters of Late stage of Acquired syphilis
Stages of Prenatal (congenital) syphilis
Main stages of Acquired Syphilis
MOI by Acquired Syphilis
Venereal route as a MOI by Acquired Syphilis
NON-Venereal route as a MOI by Acquired Syphilis
Can T.Pallidum penetrate skin, or mucus membrane?
IP of Acquired Syphilis
What does IP of Acquired Syphilis depend on?
Diagnostic Hallmark of Primary Syphilis
Definition of Chancre
Characters of Chancre
Duration of Chancre
Site of Chancre
Regional LNs In Chancre