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A 50-YO♂️: a 1-month history of generalized pruritus, yellowish-brown flecks in the hair of the upper arm (A), chest, and axilla on the left side and in the pubic area.
Dermoscopy (B,C): !?
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0810134
#Parasitology #dermatology #MedEd #IDMedEd #microbiology
Auricular biopsy: inflammatory changes, seen in RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS
➖a inflammation of cartilage, in rare cases, the meninges can be affected
Corticosteroid: improved the meningeal symptoms & the auricular swelling (B) within a few days
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#medicine #IDMedEd #microbiology
【The 5 Ds of outpatient antibiotic stewardship for UTI】
Let's review 5Ds model of stewardship for UTI
・Diagnosis
・Drug
・Dose
・Duration
・De-escalation
Level: Basic
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #MedEd #IMResident
A 42-year-old man, barefoot stroll on the beach: raised, sergynous, erythematous, pruritic tracts with bulla formation, on the dorsum of his right foot.
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0808714
#dermatology #MedEd #IDMedEd #microbiology #medicine
Welcome to @UTMDAnderson ID fellowship!!
We are so pleased to have new ID fellows!!
Photos with all 1st year fellows, 2nd, and TxID fellows!
@UTMDAnderson @UT_Infectious @BCMIDFellowship @HMH_IDfellow
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #TraditionalTrack #ImmunocompromisedTrack @ChemalyRoy @POkhuysen @eduardo_yepezg
【Splenic Abscess】
In addition to Staph/Strep, it is also important to consider other microorganisms!
Level: Intermediate to advanced
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident
In honor of #WorldHepatitisDay, IDSA is co-sponsoring a free webinar on July 28 at 7pm ET with API, @AASLDtweets and @alehlatam.
Hear the latest updates on hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and the elimination of viral hepatitis in Latin America.
Register: https://t.co/8SO2rmHoqH
【Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa】
It's important to understand P. aeruginosa can cause various specific clinical skin and soft tissue infections!
Level: Intermediate
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMMedEd #IMResident #Pseudomonas
【Linezolid adverse effects】
Let’s remember five important side effects/interactions of linezolid beyond just thrombocytopenia!
ASAP PO linezolid
Level: Basic
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident #InternalMedicine
【Tigecycline: Important to know】
ID consult is needed, but please remember 5 important key points of tigecycline!
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident
A 17-year-old girl from Iranian village exposed to contaminated soil and livestock products: a black necrotic lesion on her left cheek and periorbital edema.
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0802093
#dermatology #MedEd #IDMedEd #medicine #MedicalStudents #emergency
A polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assay on a biopsy specimen: ➕ for leishmania.
LUPOID LEISHMANIASIS, an uncommon form of chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis associated with Leishmania tropica in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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#microbiology #medicine #IDMedEd
52-YO ♀️ from Tunisia: a 2-year history of an asymptomatic, thick, reddish infiltrated plaque on her right ear (A)
🔬: epithelioid granulomas suggestive of leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, or sarcoidosis (B)
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0708175
#dermatology #MedEd #IDMedEd
Niño de 13 años, amoxicilina 7 días por una faringoamigdalitis aguda: afebril, lesiones cutáneas pruriginosas, que afecta a la cara, el tronco, las palmas y las plantas, sin mucositis.
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https://t.co/3tR1aSWC2M
#dermatology #MedEd #pediatria #IDMedEd
PUBIC PEDICULOSIS (numerous nits were visible to the naked eye).
Lindane 1% ointment once daily for 2 days.
A fine-tooth comb to remove the nits & to wash all clothing & linens.
Two weeks after the treatment: resolved & the nits were gone.
2/2
#dermatology #IDMedEd #parasitology
🧫: Talaromyces marneffei (formerly Penicillium marneffei).
TALAROMYCOSIS
✔️endemic in Southeast Asia.
✔️can cause disseminated infection, most commonly in patients with HIV infection.
2/2
#IDMedEd #microbiology #dermatology #mycology
Great learning opportunity for ID fellows/residents!
Monday, June 15 at 2pm ET.
Presenters: Jonathan Huang, MD, and Melissa Kerkelis, MD, with faculty discussants Alex Zimmet, MD, and Courtney Harris, MD.
Register: https://t.co/la5z2sacWn
#IDMedEd #IDFellow #IMResident
@IDSAInfo @IDSAMedEdCOP
A 5-year-old girl, 6 weeks before a tick buried in her umbilicus and had removed it with tweezers: fever, redness around the umbilicus (A) and inguinal lymphadenopathy on both sides (B).
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2032478
#dermatology #IDMedEd #pediatrics
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