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Clinical Presentation of Conditions That Mimic Cellulitis and True Cellulitis 

 - Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Clinical Presentation ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Cellulitis ... #Mimics #Differential
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
pathophysiology #clinical ... #photo #differential
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
is often on the differential ... Sarcoidosis #diagnosis #clinical ... #differential # ... treatment #photo
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
fulminans) and critical ... slowly improving on abxs ... Fulminans #Skin #Rash #clinical ... #photo
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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palms/soles - Differential ... Pityriasis #rosea #clinical ... #dermatology #photo
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Opsonization: Abs ... Neutralization: Abs ... Activate Complement: Abs ... proliferate and differentiate
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... red blood cells (RBCs ... complement to the RBCs
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
biopsy preferred Differential ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
heaped up borders); differential ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative clinical ... science/article/abs ... #Bandemia #differential