Bugs Flashcards
primary syphilis
chancre ulcers- painless
secondary syphilis
snail track ulcers- mucous membranes
red body rash- soles and palms too
syphilis C/T
bacterial- treponema pallidum
penicillin injections
syphilis investigations
blood test
swab chancre and do PCR
lyme disease C/T
bacterial- borrelia burgdoreferi
ticks are vectors
doxycycline or amoxicillin
lyme disease Ix
blood test- antibody
lyme disease S
erythema migrans (bullseye) heart block, nerve palsy, arthritis
Hansen’s disease C/T
bacterial- myco. leprae
Hansen’s disease S
tuberculoid leprosy= hypopigmentation, plaques, raised rims
transient rash, nerve involvement
Hansen’s disease Ix
acid fast bacilli
Eczema herpeticum C/T
virus- herpes simplex
eczema herpeticum S
at damaged eczema sites
monomorphic punched out lesions
viral wart (bowen’s)
usually genital
bowen’s disease on penis from HPV type 16`
molluscum contagiosum S
firm, pearly, umbilicated nodules
itchy
look fluid filled
children with possible tramsitted STI
molluscum contagiosum C/T
virus- liquid nitrogen
HPV C/T
genital warts- 6/11
cervical cancer- 16/18
self limiting or topical salicylic acid