DNA VIRUS - CMV/HHV 5 Flashcards
1
Q
MC infectious cause of CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
MC intrauterine viral infection
A
Congenital CMV Infection
*MC when the mother is infected in the 1st TRIMESTER
2
Q
Congenital CMV Infection
A
microcephaly seizures deafness jaundice purpura
*periVenricylar calcifications
3
Q
MC form of viral mental retardation
A
CMV/HHV 5
4
Q
Can also cause infectious mononucleus
Fever, lethargy, abnormal lymphocytes
A
CMV/HHV - 5
*HETEROPHIL (-)
5
Q
Inclusion body in CMV
A
OWL’s EYE NUCLEAR INCLUSION
6
Q
pneumonitis, hepatitis, colitis
A
systemic CMV infectious
7
Q
hemorrhage
cotton wool exudates
vision loss
A
AIDS retinitis
8
Q
DOC for CMV
A
Ganciclovir
9
Q
DOC for prevention of CMV disease in solid-organ transplant patient
A
Valganciclovir
