Rickettsial Dx
Fungal Dx 1
Fungal Dx 2
HIV 1
HIV 2
Fun Facts (won't hurt you)
100
Doxycycline is the drug of choice for rickettsial infections in nearly all patient while this medication is a less effective alternative
What is Chloramphenicol?
100
This is the most common pathogen for tinea corporis worldwide
What is T. rubrum?
100
This is the most common pathogen for tinea capitis in the US. (BONUS: This pathogen is the second most frequent etiology.)
What is T. tonsurans (M. canis is second)?
100
AIDS is caused most often by HSV-___ (number)
What is HSV-1?
100
HIV-1 and HIV-2 are ____ ___-stranded _NA lentiviruses in the Retroviridae family
What are enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses?
100
The country which gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US
What is France?
200
For human ehrlichiosis, Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector while this animal is the major reservoir
What is a white-tailed deer?
200
This is the term for tinea corporis which has been treated with topical corticosteroids and now has lessened or absent scale
What is tinea “incognito”?
200
This condition is caused by a dimorphic fungus which favors river valleys with oral ulcers being the most common mucocutaneous finding in immunocompetent hosts with chronic disseminated disease
What is histoplasmosis?
200
This problem is often the first clinical manifestation of HIV disease
What is oropharyngeal candidiasis?
200
Name the most common bacterial pathogen in individuals with HIV disease and the most common fungal disease in those living with HIV
What is Staph aureus and candidiasis?
200
The Rockefeller Christmas tree was acquired from this state in 2025
What is New York?
300
This is the rickettsial disease with the highest incidence among all international travelers returning to the US or other countries worldwide
What is African tick bite fever?
300
On pathology, this entity presents with round, pigmented “Medlar bodies” or sclerotic bodies resembling “copper pennies”
What is chromoblastomycosis?
300
This is the name of the dimorphic fungus and most common causative agent of blastomycosis
What is Blastomyces dermatitidis?
300
Compared to the general population, people living with HIV have an increased risk of keratinocyte carcinomas; cutaneous SCCs specifically have a higher risk of ___ and ___
What is recurrence and metastasis?
300
Reactivation of CMV is associated with CD4+ T cell counts that are ___ (amount)
What is <100/mm3?
300
The Rockets celebrated this anniversary in 2025
What is 100th anniversary?
400
SFGR moves intra- and inter-cellularly by stimulating propulsion via this cytoskeletal element after entering cells via induced phagocytosis and escaping to the cytosol
What is actin?
400
The image depicts a KOH preparation of a nodule on a hair consistent with this entity
What is white piedra?
400
This is the most severe pattern of invasion for dermatophyte hair infections often caused by the pathogen T. schoenleinii
What is Favus?
400
People living with HIV have a 7- to 15-fold higher incidence of ____ compared to the general population
What is herpes zoster?
400
This condition can present with itchy or “burning” facial erythema with papules, pustules, and scaling and can flare as a manifestation of IRIS
What is demodicosis?
400
Canal x Bowery streets from the song “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers is located in this neighborhood of NYC
What is Chinatown?
500
The proper name for the agent for Japanese spotted fever spread via the bite of a tick (Haemaphysalis flava, H. longicornis, Ixodes ovatus, Dermacentor taiwanensis) in Japan and eastern Asia
What is Rickettsia japonica?
500
Hypopigmentation from tinea versicolor can be secondary to reduced tanning or inhibition of melanin production as yeasts metabolize skin surface lipids and produce this substance
What are dicarboxylic acids?
500
Dermatophytes produce this enzyme which allows the fungi to invade the stratum corneum
What are keratinases? (enzymes which break down keratin)
500
This is the most common antiretroviral to cause DIHS/DRESS
What is abacavir?
500
This antiretroviral has been known to cause nail and mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation
What is zidovudine?
500
The name of the celebrity in this photo
Who is Tom Felton?