6 results
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
fungal culture of skin ... negative; however, a skin ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... progress to orbital cellulitis ... Cultures of urine, blood ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
symptoms from cellulitis ... possible Patient's clinical ... the key to the diagnosis ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... steroid use Dx: skin ... hyphae invading blood ... #dermatology #skin ... #clinical #photo
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Melioidosis - Skin ... Blood/wound cultures ... Diagnosis: Melioidosis ... #Infection #Cellulitis ... #Clinical #Photo
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... level • A low or normal ... have positive blood