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Impetigo
-type of infection caused by?
-clinical manifestation
-affects people with
-Dx
-Tx
-superfical infection caused by S. Aureus or pyogenes, MRSA, and most of the time breaks in surface of skin form dermatitis-->normal flora invasion into the skin

-superficial breaks in skin, vesicles-->lare bullae or ulcerated/crusted

-children/adults, immunocompromsied with systemic conditions

-clinical presentations & history: pattern corresponds to scratches/breaks in skin

-Tx: prevention-clean wounds and topical antibiotics(self limitin)
Pharyngitis/tonsillitis viral
infections located where, leading to what?
caused by?
kind of infection?
tx?
- swollen tonsils, eryhtema of pharyneal wall with white coating, sore throat
-infections in the throat leading to infection

- respiratory droplet or oral secretions

- majority are viral

-no Tx self-limiting
Streptococcus:
Pharynitis/Tonsillitis:
-Bacterial infection?
-how common is this?
-occurs mostly in?
- clinicial sx
- Dx
-Tx
-Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus(GAS)
-10-30%
- Young children(5-15) and their parents
-sore throat redness of the oropharynx and tonsil, cervical lymphadenopathy, fever..NO Vesicles-other conditions cause vesicles to erupt)
-rapid direct antigen test(5-10 minutes), culture(gold standard 1-2 days)
-antibiotics prevents development of complications
Streptococcus:
Scarlet Fever
-type of infection, pathogenesis
-develop in which kind of patients
-clinical sx:
-lab studies
-Tx
-bacterial-via systemic, ERYHTROGENIC TOXIN- which attack small blood vessels

- patients with no antitoxin antibody, mostly in children. High Fever.

-Exanthem:
-skin: widespread rash and petechiae
-fades in a week and is followed by desquamation
-Enanthem
-oral cavity: pharyngitis/tonsillitis, may have soft palate petechiae
-tongue: hyperplastic, eryhtematous fungiform papillae against a white backround(whitestrawberry tongue) or a red background(red strawberry tongue)

-Lab studies: rapid direct antigen test, culture

-antibiotics
Streptococcus:
-complications
-autoimmune diseases: rheumatoid fever, glomerulonephritis
-antibody against M-protein cross-react with antigens present in host tissue(autoimmune). damage other tissues
-patients with positive history of RF, post-therapeutic lab testing recommended after streptococcus infection
Myobacteria types:
Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Leprosy: Myobacterium leprae
Tuberculosis:
Bacteria:
characteristics of bacteria:
treatment?

type of disease?

single most important risk factor for development?

often occurs in
-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
-high lipid content in cell wall making it resistant to phagocytosis, penetration of antimicrobial agents, resistant to drying and viable in dried sputum(not blood)
-drug resistance

-tx: combination of antibiotics

-communicable chronic granlomatous(often caseating-central necrosis) disease
- macrophages cant consume something, fuse to from multinucleated giant cell

-HIV-leading cause of death amongst HIV +

- elderly, poor, immunocompromised
Tubercolosis Pathogenesis:
- toxicity?
-destroys tissue via?
-classification?
-primary?
-secondary?
- not based on inherent toxicity
- induction of a type IV hypersensitivity reaction
-a proliferative and destructive granulmatous tissue(macrophages inefficient-->t cells secrete cytokines-->attract more macrophages-->giant cells) reaction(tubercles), central necrosis(caseous) common

Classification:
Primary: non-sensitized
Secondary: reactivation or re-infection of the bacilli in a previously sensitized host
Primary Tubercuolosis
-develops in
-begins by
-hypersensitivity develops when
-dx
-non-sensitized individuals
-lung by inhalation of microorganisms
-hypersensitivity develops 2nd week
-PPD skin test 2 weeks later-calcified nodules on x-ray
Tubercolosis:
-how/is most TB self limiting, what may be seen?

2nd TB:

Progressive primary TB
-high in what kind of patients
-characterized by?
- conditions?
- 95% of primary tuberculosis are arrested-self limiting
-tubercle is walled off by connective tissue and maybe calcified
-not communicable even with microorganism may still be alive
-tiny fibrocalcific nodule maybe seen
- most of these people are infected and do not have active disease-->cannot transmit to others

-infection maybe reactivated late rin life by low immune system or re-infection

-progressive primary TB
-high in HIV positive patients with an advanced degree of immunosuppression
-continuous development of primary tb w/o interruption
-proceed to conditions normally seen in 2nd TB
Tuberculosis:
-oral lesions common?
-majority seen in with what and in?
-soft tissue?
-jaw bones?
-dx
-uncommon
-contaminted with sputum, seen in patients with systmeic TB and/or 2ndary TB

-soft tissue: chronic non-healing ulcer or swellings(granulation tissue-like)
-Jaw Bones: osteomyeltitis
- biopsy-usually if have non-healing ulcer/granulation tissue-->squamous cell carcinoma)
TB:
Mantoux test
-type of test
-depends on what type of reaction and when?
-ability to differentiate?
-accuracy limited in?
-best in?

Culture
-time
-how good is the test?
-allows for testing of?

Stain
-for..problem?

PCR
-used for?
-also known as PPD or tuberculin test
-intracutaneous injection of purified protein derivative
-delayed hypersensitivity reaction, peaks in 48-72 hrs
-doesnt differentiate b/w infection/disease-also inaccruate against people whom have had the vaccination
-not accurate on ppl that have been previously immunized
-works best in large population who havent encountered the bacteria before

-Culture
-take a long time 3-6 weeks
-gold standard: allows testing of drug susceptibility(many new cases are drug resistant)

-stains acid-fast bacilli- non specific

-PCR amp: quick and specific
Leprosy:
type of disease?
caused by?
acquired in?
incubation period?
located?
classification?
clinical manifestation?
- chronic granulmoatous disease
-mycobacterium leprae
-childhood or young adulthood via nasal cavity
-years to decades
-skin, mucous membran of upper respiratory tract and peripheral nerves are the major sites of involvement in all leprosy
- spread of granulomatous tissue quickly, inflammation destroys tissue in face(nasal spine, maxilla) try to repair it forming thick scar tissue
-classifcation:
-tuberculoid(pacibacillary-high immune response to low number of bacteria)
-lepromatous(multibacillary-low immune response from high numbers of bacteria)
-clinical manifestation and pronosis are related to host response
Paucibacillary Leprosy:
in patients with?
dx?
oral lesions?
-type of disease? clinical manifestation?
-can potentially lead to?
-histology?
-high immune response
-lepromin test +( skin test to heat killed bacteria)
-oral lesions are rare
-localized disease: small number of well circumscribed, hypopigmented skin lesions
-nerve involvement lead to loss of sensation the affected skin
-histoloy: granulomatous inflammation-well formed granulomas. Paucity of organisms present, IDed by acid fast stains
Multibacillary Leprosy:
in patients with?
lepromin test?
-type of disease, clinical manifestion
-can involve
-histology?
- reduced immune response
- negative or positive
- diffuse, numerous ill defined hypopigmented lesions with time, become thickened and loss of skin appendaes. Skin enlargement leads to facial distortion
- body does not wall off spreading bacteria well-->more destruction -->scar tissue

-nerve involvement spread to most of the body

-histology: granulomatous inflammation with no well-formed granulomas. numerous bacteria in tissue, ided by acid-fast stains
Multibacillary Leprosy orofacial lesions
-soft tissue: ulceration, necrosis and loss of tissue
-Bone: erosion and perforation of palate
-Facies leprosa: resorption of anterior nasal spine and anterior maxiallry alveolar ridge
Leprosy:
Dx
Tx
-Dx: based on caracteristic skin lesions with diminsed sensation. Demonstrate the presence of M. leprae in tissue

tx: eradicate infection with multidrug regimens
-treat complication of nerve damage
-reconstruction of the damae
Treponema Pallidum:
Primary:
-tx?
-bacteria load
Secondary:
-type?
-can be from?
bacteria load
Latent:
-clinical symptoms?
-30%-->?

infectious in?
can be treated with and when?
-chancre-genitalis, oral cavity
-lesion heals and no permanent damage results
-high systemically

-macuopapular rash
-mucous patch
-disseminated from latent
-self limiting in weeks/month, no permanenet titssue dammage
-low

-Latent/tertiary
-30 % if untreated--> gumma(permanenent dammae)
-no clinical sx otherwise

-most infectious in primary/secondary

-all stages can be treated with penincillin(abs)
Syphilis:
caused by?
transmission?
-occurs in what kind sexual transmission?
test?>
recent hike from?
can be complicated by?
-treponema pallidum
- sexual contact, mother to fetus
-64% in MSM, most increases in BM
-oral sex and aids are main cause for recent hike
-presentation complicated by AIDs
-seroology-->sensitive but not accurate
Primary Syphilis:
development?
also known as?
danger?
clinical manifestation?
healing?
dx?
-site of inoculation. develop in days(3-90)
-chancre
-highly infectious
-ulcer, lymphadenopathy in oral cavity or genital area
-lips most common extraoral area of ulcer

-heals spontaenously 3-8 weeks

- seroloy-IF or dark-field microscopy +
- early stages, seroloy is usually negative need more specific tests
Secondary Syphilis
-develops when
-can overlap with
-clinical manifestaton
-heals?
-dx?
-primary lesion not treated, patients develop 2-6 months after initial infection

-primary syphilis

-systemic sx and lymphadenopathy
-macuolopapular rash(skin), mucous patch(mucosa), condyloma lata(skin& mucosa)

-heals spontatneous in 3-12 weeks though may relapse
-dx: serology, IF/dark field microscopy
Tertiary Syphillis:
seen in?
causes?
clinical manifestation?
-aids patients, rare
-Cardiovascular CNS damage(permanent-->dementia)
-Gummas
-granulomatous inflammation
-necrosis and ulceration
-extensive tissue distruction
-involves many organs:(tongue, palate(perforate)
Congenital Syphillis:
-caused by?
-clinical manifestations
-transplacental infection with treponema pallidum during fetal development

- abortion, stillbirth, death after delivery, developmental abnormalities
-hutchinsons triad
-dental anomalies: hutchinsons incisor and mulberry molar
-deafness(8th nerve)
-blindness(interstitial keratosis)
Bartonella Infections
-normal patients
-immunocompromised patients
-granulomatous inflammation: cat scratch disease-no TX necessary

-immunocompromised patients:
-aniogenesis
-bacillary angiomatosis-->need antibiotic
Cat Scratch Disease:
-type of disease from?
-clinical
-affects who?
-time line of disease?
-scratch leads to?
-dx
-tx
-benign, self limiting infection of bartonella hensellae from cat to human

-kids
-1-2 weeks: primary skin lesion along scratch line
-3-7 weeks: regional lymphadenopathy, fever, primary lesion resolved
-scratch on face usually develop submandibular lymphadenopathy(bacteria drains to lymphnode)

- clinical history, bacteria in specimen, in lymph node, positive titer of antibdoy to B. henselae
Actinomycetes:
Actinomycosis:
type of bacteria?
enter tissue how?
Present as an? characterized by?
dx?
tx?
- gram + filanmentous anaerobic, 50% cervicofacial
-actinomyces israelii-normal oral flora
-through opening via trauma
-acute deep suppurative abscess with draining sinus tract(acute response)
-colonies of actinomycotic organisms surrounded by neutrophils
-sulfar granules: yellowish flecks seen clinically representing colonies of actinomyces

dx: histology+culture
tx: surgican drainage/debridement and antibiotics
Tonsillar concretions and Tonsilloithiasis:

-clinical manifestation?
-sx
-tx
-convoluted crypts filled with desquamated keratin, foreign material and 2nd colonized with bacteria(actinomycetes)

-tosillar concretions: a mass
-tonsillolithiasis: calcified. noted on radiographs superimposed on midportion of mandibular ramus

-most have no sx/no treatment
-removal necssary if sx produced
Noma
-type of infection frrom?
-common in?
-clinical manifestation
-result
-tx?
-opportunistic infection from normal oral flora in severly immunodeficient

-malnourished in 3rd world
-aids

-necrotizin ulcerative gingivitis extends to involve adjacent soft issue and beyond
-extensive necrosis and makred tissue destruction, facial disfigurement

-death

-tx: correct underlyin disease, debridement antibiotics