Name: Tom Gilbey

Theme: Herpes and retroviral infections

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	CMV	I	VZV
B	EBV	J
C	HHV-6	K
D	HHV-8	L
E	HIV	M
F	HPV	N
G	HSV-1	O
H	HSV-2	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. Harry, a previously healthy 4 year old, presents with a vesicular rash which is starting to crust over. He previously had a fever and refused food for a day.

 

2. A baby is born 2 weeks prematurely in West Mid with hepatosplenomegaly and jaundice. Your reg asks you to order a TORCH screen. What is the most likely diagnosis?

 

3. Jay, a charming but promiscuous young gentleman, has contracted a viral infection and is worried about the risk to the unborn baby his girlfriend is carrying. He is assured that no such association is known.

 

 

4. Your HIV/ID team reviews a patient with advanced disease on the ward round. The consultant tells you to look in the patient's mouth and you hesitantly offer "oral hairy leukoplakia" after doing so.

 

 

5. The same ward round also sees a young West African sex worker who has papular black skin blotches.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. VZV

2. CMV

3. EBV

4. EBV

5. HHV-8