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Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
#Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #InfectiousDisease ... FilariformLarvae #Microscopy ... #NEJM
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
the dermatology clinic ... Microscopic examination ... #Clinical #IM #InfectiousDisease ... RapidProgression #NEJM
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
under polarized microscopy ... treatment are critical ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Pathology ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
#Clinical #Radiology ... Taenia #Solium #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
cerebrospinal fluid were negative ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Milk of Urate Bulla - A new blister overlying the radial aspect of the second interphalangeal
polarized light microscopy ... urate (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Urate #Bulla #Negatively ... #Birefringent #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
budding (Panel C) #Clinical ... #InfectiousDisease ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
skin tissue was negative ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous