Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Histopathologic findings of _____ include small spores with a diagonal or equatorial belt-like structure

The _____ stain is used to visualize Bartonella henselae

_____ is a complication of Actinomyces abscess formation and presents with a characterstic 'lumpy jaw''

Yersinia pestis (plague) often escapes the lymph nodes to produce _____ and widespread necrosis of the organs.

_____ disease is characterized by systemic tissue damage with macrophages loaded with Tropheryma whipplei organisms

_____ is a Rickettsial disease that presents with monocytes with morulae in their cytoplasm.

According to Ridley's logarithmic scale for bacterial index, _____ rating is 1-10 bacilli, on average, in each oil-immersion field

_____ have characteristic perinuclear halos that are hallmarks of HPV infections.

A biopsy of a patient with _____ will reveal granulomas consisting of histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells and cigar-shaped budding yeast

Hint: what fungal infection

The granulomas of a Ghon focus are _____ granulomas,meaning they have a central area of necrotic macrophages