Herpes Virus- pathophysiology
Most common infectious etiology of genital ulceration - 32-50% of adults infected
Often transmitted unknowingly – asymptomatic viral shedding
Herpes Virus- cause
HSV1/HSV2
Herpes Virus- S/S & PE
Multiple painful vesicles on erythematous base, persist - 7-10 days
- red halo
Primary – fever, bilateral adenopathy
- flu like symptoms
Recurrent – no fever
Prodrome – tingling or burning 18-36 hours prior lesion
Herpes Virus- labs & imaging
Serological testing high rate of false negative
Viral studies – TOC
- PCR - CSF
- Culture
Tzank smear – gold standard
- Pos = presence of multinucleated giant cells
- scrape base of wet lesion
Herpes Virus- treatment
First episode - 7-10 days
Episodic therapy –
Suppression – Daily
Pregnancy
Herpes Virus- prognosis
Chronic, lifelong infection
Lesions will spontaneously heal and then reoccur
Herpes Virus- counseling
Syphilis- pathophysiology
Incidence inc - HIV + men and MSM, IV drug usage
Syphilis- cause
Treponema pallidum - spirochete
Syphilis- S/S & PE
Primary: Incubation - 10-90d Chancre - early - macule/papule -> erodes - Late - clean based, painless, indurated ulcer w/ smooth firm borders - unnoticed in 15-30% of pts - Resolves in 1-5w - HIGHLY INFECTIOUS Secondary: - Hematogenous dissemination of spirochetes - Usually 2-8w after chancre appears - Rash - whole body - palms/soles - Mucous patches - condylomata lata - wart like presentation - HIGHLY Infection - Constitutional symptoms - Resolve in 2-10w Tertiary: - Gumma - soft, tumor like growth tissues - CV - neuro - eye - uveitis, optic neuritis
Syphilis- diagnosis
Early latent – reactive testing w/in 1 year of infection
- no symptoms
Late latent – reactive testing >1 year after onset of infection or timing can’t be determined
- No symptoms
Syphilis- labs & imaging
Darkfield examination of exudate/tissue – gold standard
Serologic testing:
Nontreponemal – RPR, VDRL
- Reactivity fades over time – can treat them down
Treponemal – fluorescent treponemal ab (FTA-ab)
- Once positive – stays positive -> can’t treat it down
Syphilis- treatment
Primary, secondary, early latent:
1st line – Benzathine Penicillin G 2.4mill units IM one dose
Allergy
- Doxy 100mg BID x 14days
- Ceftriaxone 1gm IM/IV QD x 8-10days
- Azithromycin 2gm single dose
Tertiary – Pen G 2.4mill units IM Qweek x 3 weeks – Bicillin LA
Pregnancy
- Screen at 1st prenatal visit – repeat 3rd trimester
- Treat for appropriate stage
- Additional? – benzathine penicillin 2.4mu IM after initial dose for prim, sec, early latent
- U/S 2nd half – eval congenital syphilis
—> Congenital syphilis – 40% die or stillborn
—–> Nerve damage – vision and hearing
Syphilis- prognosis
Jarish-Herxheimerr
Syphilis- management of sex partners
Management of sex partners:
Chancroid- pathophysiology
Declining
Risk for transmitting HIV
Chancroid- cause
Hemophilus ducreyi
Chancroid- S/S & PE
vesicle, papule, pustule, ulcer
– soft, not indurated, very painful
Classic - painful ulcer w/ tender inguinal adenopathy
Chancroid- diagnosis
Diff to diagnose – hard to culture
Chancroid- labs & imaging
Culture
Chancroid- treatment
Azithromycin 1gm PO
Ceftriaxone 250mg IM single dose
Ciprofloxacin 500mg BID x 3days – contra in Prego
Erythromycin base 500mg TID x 7days
Sex partners
- Exam and treat symptomatic or not if <10 to contact from onset
Chancroid- prognosis
Manage
Lymphogranuloma Venereum- cause
Chlamydia trachomatis
Lymphogranuloma Venereum- S/S & PE
5–21-day incubation
painless papule, vesicle, ulcer
Tender regional lymphadenopathy – unilateral