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Chickenpox and shingles are both caused by which virus?

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Varicella zoster

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How does chickenpox present?

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Typically in childhood the patient will present with a generalised itchy rash and fever

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How does shingles present?

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Dermosomal reactivation of the virus typically in old age

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How does chickenpox become shingles?

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The virus becomes latent after an episode of chicken pox and settles in the sensory nerve roots where it can reactivate at any time

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What is the progression of the chickenpox rash?

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Macules to papules to vesicles to scabs to recovery

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How would you describe the chickenpox rash?

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Inflamed erythematous polymorphic rash with centripetal distribution of varying density

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What are the possible complications of chickenpox?

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Secondary bacterial infection, VZ pneumonitis, hemorrhagic chickenpox, scarring, encephalitis

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What are some predictors of the severity of chickenpox?

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Extremes of age or immunosuppression

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Neonatal chickenpox infection can occur when the mother is infected with the virus during pregnancy. T/F

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True

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How high is the mortality rate for neonatal chickenpox? How can it be prevented?

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Very high. Immunoglobulin injections in susceptible woman

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Who gets shingles the most?

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Elderly and/or immunocompromised patients

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What is the progression of the shingles rash?

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Tingling/pain > erythema > vesicles > crusts

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What type of pain does shingles give its victims?

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Neuralgic

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After four weeks of shingles related pain what is the pain then called?

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Post herpetic neuralgia

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How common is scarring of the skin from shingles?

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Un

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What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve called?

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Ophthalmic, maxillary & mandibular

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What department needs urgent referral if a patient present’s with ophthalmic shingles?

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Ophthalmology

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What complications can arise from ophthalmic shingles?

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Optic scarring, red eyes, facial palsy

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In what circumstances would children be more likely to get shingles?

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Chickenpox in utero or immunocompromised

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What is Ramsay-Hunt syndrome?

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Vesicles and pain in the auditory canal and throat along with facial palsy and irritation of the eight cranial nerve causing deafness, vertigo and tinnitus

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What is the other names for Ramsay-Hunt syndrome?

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Geniculate or otic herpes zoster

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What is Bell’s palsy?

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Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in one side of the face.

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What type of vaccine is the chickenpox vaccine?

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Live attenuated

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What are the indications for chickenpox vaccine in the UK?

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At risk health care workers

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What are the indications for the shingles vaccine in the UK?
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What is the difference between the chickenpox vaccine and the shingles vaccine?
The shingles vaccine is just a higher titre preparation
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What are the benefits of giving the shingles vaccine?
Reduces incidence of shingles and incidence of post herpetic neuralgia
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How does herpes simplex virus present?
+ primary gingivostomatitis -extensive ulceration in and around mouth + recurrence - blistering rash at vermillion border
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When does herpes simplex virus typically present and how long does it last?
Pre-school children. Lasts around a week
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Where can herpes simplex virus be spread to?
Fingers (herpetic whitlow) and eczema (herpeticum)
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What are the two types of herpes simplex virus and what are the differences between them?
Type 1 - mainly oral lesions and half of all genital cases, can cause encephilitis Type 2 - rarely causes oral lesions, half of all genital cases, encephalitis/disseminated infection (neonates)
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What is the treatment of varicella zoster virus and herpes simplex virus?
Aciclovir
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What is the mechanism of action of aciclovir? What is the drawback of it?
Selectively incorporated into viral DNA to prevent replication. Does not eliminate latent virus
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How can herpes simplex/varicella zoster be diagnosed?
Viral swab (skin/mucous membrane infections), antibody tests (virus infected site inaccessible)
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What is erythema multiforme?
Erythematous target lesions
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What can trigger erythema multiforme?
Multiple drugs, infections (e.g herpes simplex virus, mycoplasma pneumonia)
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What is molluscum contagiosum?
Small, fleshy, firm, umbilicated, pearlescent nodes. Self limiting but months in duration.
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Who gets molluscum contagiosum?
Children mostly
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Molluscum contagiosum can be sexually transmitted. T/F
True
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How can molluscum contagiosum be treated?
Application of liquid nitrogen
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What causes warts?
Human papilloma virus
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What group commonly gets warts?
Children
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How can warts be treated?
Self limiting but topical salicylic acid can be used to speed up removal
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What can be caused by HPV?
Warts, veruccas (type 1-4), genital warts (type 6 & 11), cervical cancer (type 16 & 18), head & neck cancer
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What strains of HPV does the current UK vaccine protect against?
Types 6, 11, 16 & 18 (gardasil)
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What is herpangina?
Self limiting blistering rash at the back of the mouth
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What organisms cause herpangina?
Enterovirus (coxsackie & echovirus)
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How can herpangina be diagnosed?
Swabs or stool for PCR
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What is hand, foot and mouth disease?
Non-itchy erythematous vesicles on hands & feet as well as painful mouth ulcers
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Where does the rash on hand, foot and mouth disease also develop?
Knees, elbows, buttocks & groins
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Which virus causes hand, foot and mouth?
Enteroviruses (coxsackie)
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Who typically gets hand, foot and mouth?
Children & their families
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What is a complication of hand, foot and mouth caused by enterovirus 71?
Brain stem encephalitis
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Name a viral cause of rash and acute arthritis. What does this look like?
Erythema infectiosum. Slapped cheek appearance > lacy macular rash on the body (children). No macular rash present but acute polyarthritis of the small joints (adults).
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What virus causes slapped cheek disease?
Parvovirus B19
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What are the possible complications of slapped cheek disease?
Foetal hydrops followed by spontaneous abortion, aplastic crises or chronic anaemia (in immunosupressed)
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What is an aplastic crises? Who may experience this?
Sudden drop in haemoglobin. Patients with conditions giving short red cell lifespan who contract parvovirus B19
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How is slapped cheek disease diagnosed?
Antibody testing (IgM test)
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How does rubella present?
Diffuse erythema that blanches on pressure. After rash disappears there are often oral lesions & petechial haemorrhages on the soft palate. Systemic symptoms also
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How is rubella diagnosed?
Antibody testing
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How is rubella prevented?
Vaccination in high risk areas
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How does orf present?
Firm, fleshy nodules on the hands
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How is orf diagnosed? How is it treated?
Clinically. Self-limiting
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How is orf contracted? Who usually gets it?
Sheep. Farmers
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How does primary syphillis present? How does secondary syphillis present? How does tertiary syphilis present?
Chancres (painless ulcers) at site of entry. Red rash all over the body & most prominent on palmer/planter surfaces as well as mucous membrane snail track ulcers. CNS, CVS, gummatous, etc symptoms.
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What is the cause of syphilis? How is it spread?
Treponeum pallidum (BACTERIA). Sexually
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How is syphilis diagnosed?
Bloods or chancre swab for PCR
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How is syphilis treated?
Penicillin injections
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How does lyme disease present?
Erythema migrans > heart block, nerve palsies & arthritis
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What is the cause of lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferi hosted inside ticks
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How is lyme disease diagnosed?
Clinical but in later stages antibody blood test
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How is lyme disease treated?
Doxycycline or amoxicillin
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Tick bites are treated with prophylactic antibiotics. T/F
False - asymptomatic bites are left alone

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