Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: _____ pupil is a complication of Tertiary syphilis where the eye accommodates to near objects but does NOT react to light.

Answer: Argyll-Robertson

Flashcard 82: Secondary bacterial pneumonia is typically _____, Haemophilus influenzae, or Strep pneumo superimposed on Influenza

Answer: Staph aureus

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

Answer: C

Flashcard 88: Candida or Aspergillus lung infections are an _____ cause of post-HSCT infection

Answer: early

Flashcard 89: 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 90: Weingarten syndrome is also known as _____

Answer: tropical eosinophilia