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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 ... conditions, including chronic ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
River Valleys Clinical ... Flu-like • Chronic ... Treatment: ... #Histoplasma #Diagnosis ... #Distribution #Diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... → colonic colonization ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
Early diagnosis ... and treatment are ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Immunosuppressed host): • Chronic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... has five major clinical ... ) • Chronic, subacute ... fungal stain of clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... characteristic features Clinical ... malignancy, and chronic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... for Salmonella coinfection ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute