11 results
Crusted Scabies - Physical examination now revealed a generalized erythematous and scaly rash with intense hyperkeratotic
Crusted Scabies ... Microscopic examination ... of a skin scraping ... mites (Panel C) #Clinical ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Excoriated papules with honey-colored crusting were present on the abdomen, back (Panel A), arms, and legs.
Finally, skin scrapings ... #Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #Scabies ... #Microscopy #Rash ... #NEJM
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
under polarized microscopy ... Early diagnosis ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Somalia, had similar skin ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
fungal culture of skin ... negative; however, a skin ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... required due to skip ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... #Management
Brittle nails and hair loss in hypothyroidism- ...Physical examination revealed dry skin, thickened and brittle nails
examination revealed dry skin ... thyroiditis was diagnosed ... the differential diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #hypothyroidism
Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Ulcerative Colitis- ...left chest (Panel A) and leg (Panel B). The physical examination
examination revealed skin ... A diagnosis of pyoderma ... , inflammatory skin ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #pyoderma
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... amyloidosis, PAH Skin ... #Management
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Diagnosis? ... detected in blood or skin ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear # ... microscopy