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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... painless, no systemic signs ... #clinical #photo ... #hand
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 #
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Hump, Abdominal Striae ... , Thin Skin A ... the patient's hand ... Cushings #Syndrome #Signs ... #Clinical #Photo
Lymphangitis of the Arm: Red streak spreading upwards from hand. This has been outlined in ink
and
of the Arm: Red streak ... spreading upwards from hand ... progression of hand ... infection. ... #Photo #Lymphangitis
Lymphangitis of the Arm: Red streak spreading upwards from hand, due 
to progressive infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D.
of the Arm: Red streak ... spreading upwards from hand ... to progressive infection ... #Photo #Lymphangitis ... #Arm #UCSDH
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
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
similar skin lesions ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... treatment, the infection ... the palms of the hands ... #Clinical #Photo
Lichen Planus- ...On examination, numerous purple papules were noted on the anterior surface of the forearms
surface of the hands ... confirming the diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #lichen # ... planus #derm #wickhams
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... vasculitis vs infection ... variably: On one hand ... required due to skip