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Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... with increased blood ... #Diseases #Abnormal ... Pathology #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... trauma leads to skin ... systemic signs, labs normal ... biopsy preferred Differential ... #clinical #photo
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing ... Infective Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #photo ... dermatology #soles #skin
Brittle nails and hair loss in hypothyroidism- ...Physical examination revealed dry skin, thickened and brittle nails
Brittle nails and ... examination revealed dry skin ... considered in the differential ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #hypothyroidism
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... deficiency - Abnormal ... : • Complete blood ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... vagina, fingers, nails ... have positive blood
Terry's Nails

Patient of about 70 years, HIV positive, transplanted kidney donor cadaver in the previous 6
complicated with urinary infections ... explained by an abnormal ... spider angiomas and skin ... Fingernails #Hands #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... in literature (NEJM ... required due to skip