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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... sporotrichiosis minor trauma ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Pathophysiology: ... vascular integrity (trauma ... , infection, vasculitis ... 1) If lesions are ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus Infection ... can cause skin infections ... disease and cancer, are ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... hematogenous spread, trauma ... Urinary Tract Infection ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... features that are ... high index of clinical ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... specific therapy, the clinician
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... - Infection ( ... spinal artery infarction ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Band neutrophils are ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
house & works as car ... heaped up borders); differential ... Indiana University Infectious ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
dacryocystitis — infection ... In rare instances ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute