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Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... gulf of Mexico Oyster ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia ... #cellulitis #dermatology ... #photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
auricular papules Clinical ... CD4+ and CD8+ T cell ... #AntiMDA5 #Dermatomyositis ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... workup #oncology #hematology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... symptoms from cellulitis ... the key to the diagnosis ... #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Differential Diagnosis ... likelihood of negative clinical ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
arterial thrombosis, skin ... necrosis (at injection ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... Management: • D/c all ... Management #Treatment #Hematology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... treatment, the infection ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... systemic complaints- anemia ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology