STDs key points Flashcards
what organism is trichomonas vaginalis?
protozoa
tx of trichomonas
metronidazole
oral effects of trichomonas
oral ulcers
rare
if IC
chlamydia organism
chlamydia trachomatis
bacteria
chlamydia forms
elementary body - metabolically inactive. EC
reticulate body - replicative form. IC
chlamydia tx
azithromycin or doxycycline
chlamydia oral effects
rare - tonsillopharyngitis
cervical and oropharyngeal lymphogranuloma
rarely vesicles/erosive nodules L lip, ulcers frenum tongue
gonorrhoea organism
neisseria gonorrhoeae
bacteria
gonorrhoea oral effects
gonococcal tonsillar infection (rare)
gonorrhoea tx
IM ceftriaxone
syphilis organism
bacteria
treponema pallidum
primary syphilis
painless “chancre” ulcer/papule
regional lymphadenopathy
lasts 6-8wks
secondary syphilis
typically several weeks after untreated primary. Wide spectrum
- rash - palms and soles
- oral: erosions, polymorphic aspect, bullous, erythematous, L lip, tongue, white border surrounding erythematous areas
latent syphilis
early (1st year, infectious) and late (usually non-infectious and doesn’t respond well to tx)
absence of clinical manifestations in the setting of serologic detection of syphilis
tx of syphilis
IM penicillin x2
congenital syphilis oral effects
approx 6yrs
hutchinson teeth
mulberry molars
hutchinson teeth
centrally notched, widely spaced, peg shaped U1s
mulberry molars
surface has numerous poorly formed cusps surmounting a dome shaped tooth
tertiary syphilis
systemic multiorgan disease process 15% untreated pts progress to this 3 main systemic manifestations: - neurological - CV (aneurysms) - gummatous (MC) lesions
what type of virus is HSV?
dsDNA
HSV1
oral (usually)
HSV2
genital