Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: _____ leishmaniasis can present with pancytopenia (blood complication)

Answer: Visceral

Flashcard 82: _____ therapy and Amphotericin B have been reported to be effective for the treatment of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.

Answer: Transfer factor

Flashcard 83: Are zoster lesions infectious or not?_____

Answer: infectious

Flashcard 84: Most common cause of chronic hepatitis (prevalence) is hepatitis _____

Answer: B

Flashcard 85: Screening frequency for CMV retinitis in HIV-infected patients with CD4 counts >100 cells/µL:

Answer: Yearly

Extra: For patients with CD4 counts <50 cells/µL, screening (dilated funduscopic exam) is generally recommended every 3–6 months. Routine screening for CMV retinitis is typically discontinued once CD4 counts remain >100 cells/µL for 3–6 months on effective ART.

Flashcard 86: In patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis, ART should ideally be started within _____ weeks of initiating anti-toxoplasma therapy.

Answer: 2–3 weeks

Flashcard 87: Candida or Aspergillus lung infections are an _____ cause of post-HSCT infection

Answer: early

Flashcard 88: Cryptococcal meningitis is an AIDS-defining opportunistic fungal CNS infection that generally occurs in untreated patients with CD4+ T cell counts _____.

Answer: < 100/mm³

Flashcard 89: Most common cause of acute viral hepatitis, leading to chronic hepatitis is hepatitis _____

Answer: C

Flashcard 90: Weingarten syndrome is also known as _____

Answer: tropical eosinophilia