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Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
African-American patient with diabetes ... occurs deep to the skin ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #Leg #SkinRash ... #UCSDH
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
presentation, this diabetic ... at the site of infection ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing ... #UCSDH
Acanthosis Nigricans: Velvety appearing, hyperpigmented skin. Associated with diabetes and a 
number of other disorders. Multiple
hyperpigmented skin ... Associated with diabetes ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... Nigricans #SkinTags #Photo ... #UCSDH
Diabetic Foot Infection: Long standing, poorly controlled diabetes has led to peripheral arterial
disease and neuropathy. These
Diabetic Foot Infection ... poorly controlled diabetes ... The skin is red ... #Photo #Diabetes ... #Diabetic #Foot
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
presentation, this diabetic ... at the site of infection ... right demonstrates leg ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
innoculated under the skin ... during injection ... #Photo #Abscess ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm ... #UCSDH
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Severe infection which travels in the suprafacial plane. In this instance, the infection
started in
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... several fistulae are ... apparent in the skin ... #Photo #Necrotizing ... #UCSDH
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... has five major clinical ... osteomyelitis or skin ... fungal stain of clinical ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
traumatic injury of arm ... Cutaneous mucor in diabetics ... steroid use Dx: skin ... #dermatology #skin ... #clinical #photo
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Pulmonary exam - Skin ... exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... Diabetes regimen