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Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Disseminated Cutaneous ... fungal culture of skin ... negative; however, a skin ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... per minute) or abnormal ... white blood cell ... or those with clinical ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... involvement (2%) Cutaneous ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... causes #treatment #management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... result from low blood ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Cutaneous Mucormycosis ... steroid use Dx: skin ... hyphae invading blood ... #dermatology #skin ... #clinical #photo
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... required due to skip ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
urine output...His skin ... studies showed a blood ... of urea on the skin ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... have positive blood ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management