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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... the ED with a rash ... the patient’s rash ... Syndrome #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... immunosuppressive meds ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... dermatology #legs #clinical ... #photo
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... Purpura #Fulminans #Skin ... #Rash #clinical ... #photo
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Secondary Syphilis Rash ... Skin rash and malaise ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... induratum • A chronic skin ... #differential #diagnosis
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
palm of his left hand ... vulnificus can cause ... skin infections ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... the key to the diagnosis ... difficult to culture and ... #clinical #photo
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
diffuse violaceous skin ... extent of the nausea ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless nodular rash ... wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... acid lipase is critical ... gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant #NEJM