ID Q series 3 - harry206

[ArchivalUser]

1. HIV pt with multiple, small, shallow ulcers & vesicular lesions in genital area ---> multinucleated gaint cell seen on tzank smear ----> acyclovir given ---> ulcer persisted ----> treatment ?

2. Pt with 7 herpes infection in 1 yr ---> treatment ?

[ArchivalUser]

1 foscarnet
2 acyclovir prophylactically/and investigate for immunosupression or other cause

[ArchivalUser]

nimish is 100% correct.

[ArchivalUser]

good one..thanks

[ArchivalUser]

one more point:

Recurrent herpes infection:- more then 6 episode in 1 yr
Tt:acyclovir prophylactically daily