Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Kerion Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Hordeolum vs Chalazion Hordeolum (Stye): • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... upper lid • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... including those caused
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... this morphology Treatment ... considered in certain cases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group < 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... Specific anti-infectious
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... marine microbiota & causes ... Vulnificus #skin #infection ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Erythemas Summarized Erythema ab igne • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... • Cause is unknown ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
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