Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

The Ghon complex of Primary tuberculosis includes _____ lymphadenopathy with Ghon foci in the middle and lower lobes of the lungs

Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells result from measles virus _____ proteins acting on lymphocytes (cell type)

_____ results from an immune reaction to the endotoxin of Neisseria meningitidis

Which cause(s) of painless genital ulceration present with intracytoplasmic inclusions?_____

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

Hint: what fungal infection

In malaria, RBCs rupture as part of the Plasmodium life cycle, resulting in _____ hemolysis and cyclical fever

_____ presents with granulomatous lesions with dark sclerotic bodies within leukocytes, called medlar/copper penny bodies

_____ method for detecting treponema is used on tissue sections

Sporothrix schenckii lesions are granulomas made of _____ and giant cells

Diagnosis of HIV *previously* was made initially with _____; positive results are confirmed with a Western blot.