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Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
#Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... Derm #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Trypanosomiasis ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
Microscopic examination ... #Clinical #IM #InfectiousDisease ... RapidProgression #NEJM
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management ... intervention CMC IM
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Similar symptoms occ ... sensitivity of blood smear ... or PenG 800K U IM ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base - On physical examination, grouped, coalescing pustules that had scalloped
stain (Tzanck smear ... Microscopic examination ... Pustules #Tzsanck #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Chest radiography showed perihilar opacities in both lungs with free air in the mediastinum (Panel A,
#Clinical #PCC # ... IM #EM #Pneumomediastinum ... #Influenza #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue - Intraoral examination revealed a well-circumscribed superficial ulcer, with a homogeneous
Pathology #Honc #SCCa #SCC ... Tongue #Squamous #Microscopy ... #NEJM