Exam 4: Infectious Diseases

For each clinical appearance listed below, select the most closely linked disorder from the list provided. -Pink, papillary lesion(s), more diffuse than papilloma

The common characteristic features of linear gingival erythema seen in a person with HIV disease include the following except one. Which is the exception?

What are the most common intraoral sites for the development of a gumma?

For each disorder listed below, select the most closely linked clinical appearance from the list provided. -Koplik spots in the oral cavity and skin rash that results from a paramyxovirus

Opportunistic infections can occur because the oral microflora is affected by changes such as a decrease in salivary flow, immune system alterations, or antibiotic administration.

Which tooth is most often associated with pericoronitis?

Histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and cryptococcosis are examples of what type of infection?

Which virus causes herpes zoster?

Why is hairy leukoplakia a significant clinical finding in persons with HIV disease?

In testing for HIV infection, which antibody test is performed initially before the confirmatory Western blot test?

For each clinical appearance listed below, select the most closely linked disorder from the list provided. -Draining abscesses, "sulfur granules"

The type of candidiasis that appears as a white lesion that does not wipe off and does not respond to antifungal therapy is

The initial infection and signs and symptoms of deep fungal infections, including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis, are related to diseases in which location?

The image shows an oral condyloma acuminatum presenting in a child. The presence of condyloma acuminatum in a child suggests

The unilateral eruption of vesicles along the distribution of a sensory nerve seen in this adult patient is characteristic of

Herpangina is caused by which virus?

The patient is HIV seropositive. The most common intraoral locations for this lesion are the gingiva and palate. When diagnosed, this vascular lesion meets the criteria for the diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). What is the name of the vascular lesion seen in this image?

Why are newborn babies susceptible to an infection with Candida albicans?

The stage between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the manifestation of the disease it causes is

HIV infects cells of the immune system. What is the most important cell that HIV infects?