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Most common HSV cause of oral lesions
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HSV-1
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Most common time to contract HSV-1
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Toddler
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Most common HSV cause of genital lesions
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HSV-2
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Can HSV-1 cause genital lesions? How?
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Yes, via oral sex
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Inactive HSV does what?
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Remains latent in ganglia
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Pathogenesis of HSV
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Colonizes and replicates in epithelial cells
ASCENDS to ganglia, where it remains latent Descends to skin/mucous membrane for infection |
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From the epithelial cells, HSV moves through which ganglia to remain latent?
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ASCENDING
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Infection site is always ______ the infected ganglia
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below
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Primary HSV infection can be either ______ or _____
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Asymptomatic
Symptomatic |
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Constitutional signs of symptomatic HSV infection include
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Pain
Urethral/vaginal discharge Fever Meningitis |
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New HSV lesions are characterized by
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vesciular (raised) serous lesions (clear fluid)
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Old/healing HSV lesions are characterized by
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Ulcer-like lesions
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Scenario of HSV infection with the first sign of lesions after asymptomatic shedding post-infection
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non-primary first episode
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What reduces the recurrence of latent HSV?
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STrong cellular immune response (CD4, CD8) NOT high antibody titer!
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Asymptomatic with only 1-2 lesions for 7 days, with 5 days of shedding
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Recurrent HSV infection
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HSV infection type with multiple lesions with constitutional symptoms for 21 days with 15-20 days of shedding
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Primary infection
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Several lesions with absent or mild symptoms for approx 14 days, with 10 days of shedding
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Non-primary first infection
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Type of HSV least likely to recur?
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HSV-I
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Small serous vesciular lesions may indicate
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HSV infection
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Diagnosis of genital HSV is mainly done by
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clinical appearance
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Factors other than clinical appearance to dx HSV
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Isolation with typing
Antigen detection Serology with typing |
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Use of antiviral drugs in tx of HSV will not do what?
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Prevent latency, recurrence, or transmission
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Which antiviral drugs are used to "treat" HSV infections?
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Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, Famciclovir
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Goal of antiviral tx for HSV infection?
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Decrease recurrences, shorten lesion duration, reduce risk of transmission
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When can antivirals for HSV infections be given?
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For first episode or in recurrences
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Antiviral tx for first episode of HSV generally is what duration? What duration for suppressive regimens?
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7-10 days for primary tx
6 mos or more for suppressive tx |
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Indication for suppressive tx of HSV?
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>= 6 recurrences per year
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Treatment regimens for HSV are
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Primary Episode
Suppressive Episodic |
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Chancroid is
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ulcerative STD due to H. ducreyi
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Difference between Chancroid and Syphilis lesion
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Chancroid lesions are PAINFUL
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Diagnosis of Chancroid is made by
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Ruling out syphilis and genital herpes
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Papovaviruses are unique in that
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They promote cell growth, not destrution (unlike most viruses)
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Method of transmission for papillomaviruses
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Direct contact
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HPV types that are typically benign lesions
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HPV-6
HPV-11 |
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HPV types associated with malignancies
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HPV-16
HPV-18 |
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Clinical manifestation of benign HPV
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Condyloma accuminanta
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Pre-malignant lesions of HPV
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Flat condyloma
CIN |
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Malignant lesions of HPV
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Cervical carcinoma
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Diagnosis of genital warts d/t HPV
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clinical presentation
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Diagnosis of pre-malignant lesions of HPV
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initially by abnormal PAP smear
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F/U to abnormal PAP smear
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HPV DNA test to determine presence of high-risk HPV type (16, 18, 31, 33, etc)
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Topical treatment of HPV infection
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Podophyllin
Salcylic Acid Trichloroacetic Acid |
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Surgical tx of HPV
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Laser
Cryosurgery Cauterization Traditional (?) |
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Immunomodulation tx of HPV
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Imiquimod
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MOA of imiquimod
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Stimulates IFN secretion and promotes Th1 cell inflammatory response
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Vaccine for HPV
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quadrivalent vaccine Gardasil
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What does Gardasil protect against?
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HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18
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When is Gardasil recommended?
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11-12 year old girls (can be given as young as 9) or females 13-26 who have not yet received it
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Treponema pallidum causes
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syphilis
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H. ducrei causes
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Chancroid
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HPV causes
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genital warts, cervical ca
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Test used to type high-risk HPV after abnormal PAP
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nucleic acid hybridization on cervical cells
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PAP smear histology finding of HPV infection
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Koilocytes
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