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Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
was performed, and ... under polarized microscopy ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... Digital ischemia • Cutaneous ... for EGPA • ESR and ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... differential #diagnosis #management
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
fast staining and ... anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... - Primary cutaneous ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
nausea, vomiting and ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Disseminated Cutaneous ... neutrophilic abscesses, and ... of disseminated cutaneous ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Cutaneous Actinomycosis - the left knee was noted to have edema, erythema, hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratinization, and several
Cutaneous Actinomycosis ... organism (Panel C) #Clinical ... Pathology #Rash #Cutaneous ... SplendoreHoeppli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Management Aspergillus ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Endocarditis, Cutaneous ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... “plaque-like” cutaneous ... infection • Cutaneous ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... pulmonary infiltrates ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management