Common Infections — Flashcards

Dormant/latent HSV reactivates in response to _____, triggering viral replication in sensory ganglia and anterograde axonal transport to epithelial surfaces

What is the likely diagnosis of a patient returning from holiday in Nigeria who has cyclical fever & chills, headaches, N&V? _____

Genital herpes should be diagnosed in a(n) _____, PCR is the investigation of choice

_____ is a painful hand vesicle that occurs when the skin comes in contact with HSV-1 or HSV-2 (common in dentists)

Tender _____ lymphadenopathy is clasically associated with HSV-2

What is the management for vulvovaginal candidiasis? 1st-line: _____ Alternative: topical -azoles (creams & pessaries)

Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis should be investigated for _____

Vulvovaginal candidiasis presents with pruritis, dysuria, dyspareunia and "_____" discharge

Chlamydia trachomatis is an _____ intracellular bacteria

Hint: obligate/faculative

SGLT-2 inhibitors may cause increased risk of vulvovaginal _____