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This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy from a patient’s leg.
Who is the host? What is the syndrome? Name the pathogen. How to treat?
#MayoIDQ and case details to follow...
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy from a patient’s leg.
Who is the host? What is the syndrome? Name the pathogen. How to treat?
#MayoIDQ and case details to follow...
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66M. 4 mo after heart Tx: painless leg nodules that spread distally x 5 weeks. No pain. No fever.
PE unremarkable except lesions in left leg / foot + tinea pedis
Biopsy: GMS fungal elements in dermis. Culture: Trichophyton rubrum
What is true of this condition?
66M. 4 mo after heart Tx: painless leg nodules that spread distally x 5 weeks. No pain. No fever.
PE unremarkable except lesions in left leg / foot + tinea pedis
Biopsy: GMS fungal elements in dermis. Culture: Trichophyton rubrum
What is true of this condition?
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Case diagnosis:
#Majocchi’s Granuloma due to #Trichophyton rubrum
Histopath shows fungal elements (GMS) - not sufficient for identification.
Important: Send specimen for culture identification!!!
Treatment: Itraconazole Rx
Case diagnosis:
#Majocchi’s Granuloma due to #Trichophyton rubrum
Histopath shows fungal elements (GMS) - not sufficient for identification.
Important: Send specimen for culture identification!!!
Treatment: Itraconazole Rx
