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Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
findings confirmed a diagnosis ... under polarized microscopy ... Early diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Clinical Manifestations ... Infiltration of muscles Skin ... waxy or thickened skin ... polarized light microscopy
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Hump, Abdominal Striae ... , Thin Skin A ... gain (license photo ... Next diagnostic ... #Clinical #Photo
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... reticularis & skin ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... vasculitis - GPA, EGPA, microscopic
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
Placenta Increta - Antenatal ultrasonography suggested placenta accreta (Panel A), with the appearance of irregular vascular
retroplacental hypoechoic stripe ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PlacentaIncreta #US #Microscopy ... #NEJM
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
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Diagnosis? ... symptoms (DRESS), amyloidosis ... antiphospholipid syndrome, atrial ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
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