Syphilis bacteria + pathogenesis
treponema pallidum
acquired through sexual contact
syphillis clinical features
painless ulceration
local lymphadenopathy
Mx syphilis
1 - IM benzathine penicillie
2 - Doxycycline
Ix syphilis
treponema specific antibodies
cardiolipid tests
live attenuated vaccines
BCG MMR yellow fever polio typhoid
how long does HIV seroconversion take?
3-12 weeks
ELISA test repeated in 3 months
how many tetanus doses to provide adequate long term protection ?
5
is there a vaccine for hep C?
no
Diagnostic ix?
Outcome
HCV RNA
15-45% clear the virus
55-85% will develop hepatitis C
when is it defined as hep C?
perisistence HCV RNA in blood for 6 months
complications of hep C
rheumatologicla - arthritis
sjrogen’s - eye
cirrhosis - HCC
membranproliferative glomerulonephriits
hep C Mx
treatment depends on viral genotype
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
triad of infectious mononucleosis
which species of malaria is the most severe?
most common benign?
severe: plasmodium falciparum
benign: plasmodium vivax
what diseases protect from malaria?
sickle cell anaemia
G6PD deficiency
what is erysipelas?
bacterial infection of the upper dermis
extending to the subcutaneous lymphatic vessels - well demarcated
difference between cellulitis and erysipelas?
cellulitis
erysipelas
what is Mx for cellulitis + erysipelas?
flucoloacillin - for both
features of malaria
cyclical fever
hepatospenomegaly
diarrhoea
jaundice
anaemia
thrombocytopenia
hypoglycaemia
acidosis
complications of malaria
ARDS
DIC
cerebral malaria
diseases of bloody diarrhoea vs non-bloody?
bloody:
non-bloody:
shortest incubation time
1-6hrs (2)
12 - 48hrs (2)
1-6hrs
12-48hrs
screening TB test in uk
mantoux test
>15mm suggests infection
interferon-gamma test
features of legionella
dry cough lymphopenia - low lymphocytes hyponatraemia derranged LFTs pleural effusion 30%