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Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Acute Purpura Fulminans ... Your blood cxs identify ... - BIDMC Infectious ... #Rash #clinical ... #photo
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
fungal culture of skin ... negative; however, a skin ... pyogranulomatous fungal infection ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Acute Dacryocystitis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... Cultures of urine, blood ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Somalia, had similar skin ... capitis, a fungal infection ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
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
Black Hairy Tongue- ...A polymicrobial wound infection developed, and she received treatment with intravenous meropenem and
polymicrobial wound infection ... and has no long-term ... returned to its normal ... #NEJM #photo #clinical
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
The acute phase ... or skin specimens ... Indiana University Infectious ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #