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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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
osteomyelitis or skin ... organism into the skin ... “plaque-like” cutaneous ... Mouth, throat, skin ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Somalia, had similar skin ... after 1 week of treatment ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... , and photoxic skin ... use lead to skin ... #valleyfever #management ... #treatment #antifungals
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
osteomyelitis, cutaneous ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Lymphadenitis, cutaneous ... - Worsening of cutaneous ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... , and photoxic skin ... use lead to skin ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
anemia, yellow skin ... • P/E - GI and derm ... findings, HSM, ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
hormonal acne treatment ... #photo #management ... #skin #hormonal ... Long-term safety ... hyperandrogenic skin
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... • Diabetes • HIV ... AIDS • Late-term ... system (CNS) • skin ... TREATMENT: Clinically
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
involvement of skin ... or disseminated cutaneous ... widely-disseminated cutaneous ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic