Ch4: Skin, Musculoskeletal, Blood, and Lymph Part II Flashcards
Infections of joint and bone include? 4
- Parovirus B19: Developed countries (Slapped cheek)
- Rubella: Nonvaccinated adults
- Hep B: HIV-1 and HTLV-1
- Alphavirus
5 classic childhood viral rashes?
- Measles: Rubeola
- German measles: Rubella
- Roseola
- Fifth disease
- Chickenpox: Varicella zoster
5 herpes virus of skin?
- Herpes simplexes 1 and 2
- Varicella zoster
- Human herpes virus 6, 7, 8
- EBV
- CMV
4 families of viruses of skin?
- Herpes
- HPV
- Coxsackie
- Poxviruses
3 subfamilies of herpesvirus?
Which has short growth cycle?
Which has long?
Alpha: Short
Beta: Long
Gamma
Members of alpha herpes family? 3
HSV-1
HSV-2
Varcicella Zoster
Members of gamma herpes family? 2
EBV: HSV-4
Kaposi’ sarcoma: HHV-8
Members of beta herpes family? 3
CMV (HHV-5)
HHV-6
HHV-7
In terms of herpes Size? Envelope presence? Genome shape? Genome type? Shape of capsule?
Large Enveloped Linear DsDNA Icosadeltahedral
Since herpes have a capsule, they have a tegument which contains what?
Enzymes for replication
What determines what cell/tissue, the herpes virus attacks?
Receptors
What are the viral adhesins of herpesvirus?
Envelope glycoproteins
What is the primary manifestation of herpesvirus in humans?
Common infections but benign in children
What is the immune response of herpesvirus?
CMI
What is the primary treatment of herpesvirus?
Targeting viral DNA polymerase
What main feature do all herpesviruses have?
Latency
How do viruses do latency? (2)
- Make non-encoding transcripts that prevent apoptosis
2. Express proteins during latency
What is state of herpesvirus genomes during latency?
Circular, episomal form separate from host genome
How are herpesviruses spread? 3
Respiratory droplets
Oral mucosa
DIrect contact
What herpesviruses can be be spread without symptoms?
HSV 1-2 EBV 4 CMV 5 HHV-6 HHV-7
When is VZV transmitted?
Only when patient has varicella or zoster
What is required for HSV spreading?
Direct contact
Most herpesviruses are diagnosed how?
Clinical symptoms
What is used in confirming acute or previous herpesvirus infection?
Serology
PCR is used to test what herpesvirus?
1-6
HSV 1-2 VZV 3 EBV 4 CMV 5 HHV-6
How to detect VZV in ski nlesions?
Ab testing
What herpesviruses cause both intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions?
CMV 5
HHV-6
What herpesviruses result in only intranuclear inclusions?
HSV 1-2
VZV 3
HSV 1-2 infection
Can infect what cell types?
Where is it lytic? (2)
Where is it latent?
Most cell types
Mucoepithelial and fibroblasts
Neurons
Where does HSV-1,2 initially attach? What gives it a tight binding? (2) What does gC do? What does gE and GI do?
Heparin sulfate proteoglycans
Nectin-1alpha and HVEM
Binds to and depletes C3 from seru
Complex with Fc on IgG
Which is worse for HSV, 1-2
Primary eruption or recurrence?
Primary eruption
What happens in primary eruption of HSV?
Vesicle that erupts into a wet ulcer with pain and itching an dmalaise and fever.
What happens in recurrence of HSV?
Lesions with some local symptoms
Where does the HSV remain latent?
Trigeminal or sacral nerve
First episode of HSV-1 has what two features?
Gingivostomatitis
Pharyngitis
How do primary lesions look in HSV?
Dewdrop on rose petal
First episode primary genital herpes lasts how long?
Longer: 10-12 days
First episodes of genital herpes caused by HSV-2 in patients who already had HSV-1 are different how? 2
- Less frequent systemic symptoms
2. Faster healing
Herpetic Whitlow signs include what? (3)
Edema
Erythema
Localized tenderness at finger
Herpes gladiatorum is seen in who?
Why?
Where do they have herpes lesions?
Wrestlers
Trauma to skin transmission
Thorax, ears, face, hands
In patients with eczema, how does HSV present?
Eczema herpeticum
Reactivation triggers of HSV? (5)
- Fever
- Nerve injury
- UV
- Stress
- Hormone changes
HSV Reactivation sees what changes in immune response?
Shift from HSV-specific T cells to Th2 cells
What is different about location of lesions in recurrence of HSV?
Only one one side of body
Innate response to HSV?
CMI response to HSV?
How does HSV counteract? 2
IFN and NK cells limit progression
CMI kills infected cells
- Blocks IFN
- Blocks TAP proteins –> No MHC Class I
Incubation period of HSV 1-2?
1-26 but usually 6-8
How to stain for HSV? (3)
- Wright
- Giemsa (Tzanck preparation)
- Pap
Things seen upon HSV staining? 3
- Cowdry type A acidophilic intranuclear inclusions
- Syncytia
- Giant cells
What can you not separate HSV from upon staining?
VZV
Treatment of HSV?
Acyclovir
VZV is broken into what two parts?
Varicella = Primary Zoster = Recurrence
What keeps VZV in latency?
T cell response
What allows zoster to reoccur?
T cells aging leading to shingles
How does VZV infect and remain latent in body?
Droplets inhaled –> Gets in lymphatics (Primary viremeia) –> Goes to secondary lymph organs –> Gets in blood (Secondary viremia) –> Goes to skin –> Goes into latency in neurons
Rash is described how in VZV?
Cropping rash that are at one location for one stage in disease
How is VZV described?
How long does the dermal rash last?
Where does the rash occur most? 2
Self-limiting infection
3-5 days of cropping
Trunk and SCALP
How is VZV infection different in adults for first time?
More serious: Pneumonia and encephalitis
How long does VSV incubation last?
10-21 days
Reactivation of VZV results in what?
Zoster or Shingles
Where does Zoster/Shingles occur?
Entire dermotome due to virus at that nerve root spreading down it.
What dermatomes are most involved in zoster/shingles?
Thoracic and lumbar
Herpes zoster goes where if 1st or 2nd branch of 5th cranial nerve is affected?
Eyelids
How does someone know a shingles attack is coming?
What happens after?
Pain in dermotome 2-3 days before
Chronic debilitating pain
Zoster/shingles last how long?
10-15 days
Zoster/shingles is seen in what % of population?
Over 45 years old
Immune response to VSV? 2
Evasion? 3
- CMI
- TLR-2 of innate
- FcRgammaII receptor
- Inhibition of MHC-I
- Decreased IFN-gamma
Route of transmission of VZV?
Respiratory
Latency of VZV?
Sensory neuronal cells (trigeminal, dorsal root, cranial ganglia)
How is VZV different during latency from other herpes?
Expresses different RNA transcripts during latency
How do you diagnose VZV?
Same as you would HSV 1-2
Stains
PCR
How do you treat adult zoster infections? (3)
- Acyclovir (DNA Poly inhibitors)
- Pain killers
- Plasma
How do you treat someone with chickenpox? 2
- Good hygiene
2. Acetaminophen
The vaccine for VSV is in what form?
Live attenuated Oka strain
The VSV vaccine has what immune reaction?
T cell immunity
Zoster vaccine is different from VSV vaccine how?
High titer version of Oka
What is common side effect of VSV vaccine?
What is the risk factor for it?
Rash
Immunosuppressed
HHV-6 and HHV-7 infect what type of cells?
What do they cause?
What patients do they reactivate in?
T cells
Exanthema subitum/roseola infantum
Two types of HHV-6?
HHV-6A and HHV-6B
HHV-6 lives where?
Infects what type of T Cells?
HHV-6A likes what type of cells?
HHV-6B likes what type of cells
CNS
CD4
Neural cells
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear cells
HHV-6 is in what type of form in WBC’s?
Infection in these cells appears how?
Latent
ballooning cells with intranuclear inclusions
What percentage of adults are seropositive for HHV-6?
Why do moms pass on HHV-6 to their kids so easily?
95%
Mom’s antibodies decline and allow kids to get infected
HHV-7 infects what cells?
CD4 T cells
Salivary gland cells
Lung and skin cells
Where is HHV-7 shed the most?
In saliva
How does HHV-7 combat immune response?
Induces degradation of MHC I
What is the main cause of roseola?
Subset of roseola cause?
HHV-6B
HHV-7
Primary manifestation of HHV6 and HHV7?
High fever (several days) followed by a rash (1-3) days
How to diagnose HHV6 and 7?
Culture, PCR, serology
How to detect acute HHV6 in children?
Compare acute and latent serum
HHV-6 is sensitive to what in vitro?
Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
HHV6, HHV7 and CMV are not sensitive to what famous anti-viral?
Acyclovir
Kaposi’s sarcoma is a tumor arising where?
Multiple locations in blood an dlymph
What virus is Kaposi’s sarcoma?
What cells are infected?
Two main changes that will cause tumor?
HHV-8
Endothelial cells
1. Spindle shaped proliferating cells
2. Angiogenesis
Nuclecapsid contains what two things in measles/Rubeola?
Helical symmetry
-ssRNA
Envelope contains what two things in measles/Rubeola?
Fusion Protein F
Attachment Protein Hemagglutinin H
What enzyme is NOT found in measles virus?
Neuraminidase
What is the diagnostic progression of measles? 3
Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis –> Koplik’s spots –> Rash
What is the path of measles pathogenesis?
Inhaled –> Replicates in RT –> Spreads by lymph –> Viremia –> Conjunctiva + RT + UT + BV’s + lymph + CNS –> Endothelial cells infected –> Rash –> Usually recover
What is a fatal manifestation of measles/rubeola?
What causes it? 2
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
- Host: Defective immunity and Ab’s
- Virus: Defective virus that can’t replicate
Immune response to measles?
CMI
Route of measles transmission?
Respiratory droplets
When is measles most contagious?
Late prodromal phase: Peak of CCCP peak
Incubation period of measles?
9-11 days
What is historically best test for diagnosing measles?
Hemagglutination inhibition test
What’s diagnostic in serum for measles?
Serum titer 4X increase in measles Ab
Vaccine type for measles?
Live attenuated
Treatment for measles? 3
- Treat secondary bacterial infections
- Antipyretics
- Fluids
German measles/rubella has what main clinical manifestation? What demographic is it significant in? Type of virus? Envelope presence? Genome type?
Lacey rash
Pregnant women
Togavirus
Enveloped +ssRNA
Pathogenesis of Rubella?
URT infection –> Lymph –> Viremia –> Rash
What is the important protein in Rubella for attachment, fusion, hemagglutination and neutralization
E1
How many viremias occur in Measles and german measles?
Two
Rubella/German measles virus is seen in which cells first
Leukocytes
What determines severity of Rubella/German measles?
Age
How does Rubella/German measles rash change over 3 days?
Day 1: Starts on forehead then spreads down and back
Day 3: Becomes faint but disappears how it appeared
What is the problem if a fetus gets Rubella/German measles?
High risk for serious sequelae
Immune response to Rubella? 3
- Ab’s limit viremia
- Type III HS results in rash
- CMI clean up