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Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
promyelocytes had ... rods (arrows) and ... #Clinical #Path ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
wall (Panels A and ... bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
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
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... used to exclude pulmonary
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
Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base - On physical examination, grouped, coalescing pustules that had scalloped
stain (Tzanck smear ... Microscopic examination ... #Clinical #Derm ... Pustules #Tzsanck #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
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
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... skin (xerosis) • Cutaneous ... lubricants • Pharmacologic
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
China, Indonesia, and ... microfilaremia and ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear # ... microscopy