9 results
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Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... marine microbiota & causes ... Indiana University Infectious ... Vulnificus #skin #infection ... #photo
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... Ddx? ... Ddx is very broad ... - BIDMC Infectious ... #clinical #photo
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
When considering infections ... C. canimorsus infection ... Capnocytophaga infection ... Indiana University Infectious ... #photo
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Over the years: rash ... dermatophytes cause ... most often seen DDX ... Indiana University Infectious ... #photo #foot #dermatology
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
risk factors for infection ... three weeks Clinical ... be involved DDX ... sexually transmitted infections ... Cutaneous bacterial infections
Symmetrical Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema (SDRIFE)

49M +burning rash groins/buttocks (pic in next thread) x 1d.
49M +burning rash ... for a recent ear infection ... MCQ highlights a case ... Washington University ID ... #clinical #photo
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
period (time from infection ... 5–21 days • Clinical ... smallpox) - Rash ... exposure risk • Infection ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
in left leg / foot ... granulomatous fungal infection ... tissues - mainly caused ... Fungal infection ... Infectious Diseases