6 results
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
fungal culture of skin ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... pyogranulomatous fungal infection ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
palm of his left hand ... dorsum of the hand ... vulnificus can cause skin ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
nodular rash of arm ... wax and wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... #clinical #photo ... #hand
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... variably: On one hand ... in literature (NEJM ... required due to skip
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... treatment, the infection ... the palms of the hands ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... osteomyelitis or skin ... fungal stain of clinical ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... Mouth, throat, skin