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Herpes Zoster: Herpes virus mediated infection that occurred in this patient receiving chemotherapy 
for an underlying
superimposed bacterial skin ... infection, most ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #Shingles
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
African-American patient ... occurs deep to the skin ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Dermatology #Leg #SkinRash ... #UCSDH
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Severe infection which travels in the suprafacial plane. In this instance, the infection
started in
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... several days later ... several fistulae are ... apparent in the skin ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculin skin ... results from a single ... specimen are not ... • AFB stain • ... #Workup #TB #Latent
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
to asymptomatic infection ... -Gumma are ulcerating ... granuIomas on skin ... #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging **
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
with creepy rash. diagnosis ... Latin America, Southeast ... self-limited Diagnosis ... larva #migrans #skinRash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
involves testing patient ... Washed RBC • Single ... Hypotension: People taking ... with skin flora ... #Transfusions #diagnosis
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
several days, starting ... ulceration or scarring ... Diagnostic Approach ... • Tuberculin skin ... Histopathology: • Skin
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
even in the same patient ... mucosal surfaces, sparing ... The diagnosis of ... relegated to a single ... upper respiratory infection