Exam 4: Infectious Diseases

The gingivae shown are painful and erythematous. The interdental papillae appear as punched-out, necrotic, cratering areas. The overall sloughing of the necrotic tissue appears as a pseudomembrane over the tissues. The patient experiences a foul odor and metallic taste. On the basis of these features, you suspect that this patient has:

Tonsillitis and pharyngitis are caused by group A ß-hemolytic streptococci. These conditions are significant because of their relationship to scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. Which one of the following may be related to heart valve damage?

The intraoral lesion seen in patients with measles is:

MATCHING For each clinical appearance listed below, select the most closely linked disorder from the list provided. -White, papillary exophytic lesion resembling a papilloma

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

This lesion in the commissure is most likely caused by Candida albicans or a nutritional deficiency and is called:

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

Which disease is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum?

Which one of the following does not occur as a manifestation of the immune deficiency caused by HIV infection?

The initial infection and signs and symptoms of deep fungal infections, including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis, are usually related to disease in which of the following locations?

Which of the following is used to treat impetigo?

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

In herpes labialis, the amount of virus present is highest in the _____ stage.

For each disorder listed below, select the most closely linked clinical appearance from the list provided. -Epidemic parotitis characterized by bilateral swelling of the parotid glands

In HIV infection, which of the following tests identifies the viral titer rather than circulating antibody?

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

Involvement and enlargement of the submandibular and cervical lymph nodes in tuberculosis is called:

Which of the following statements is not true about syphilis?

Which one of the following is associated with scarlet fever?

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