Subacute or chronic relapsing lymphadenitis: #corynebacterium#pseudotuberculosis most cases reported from Australia. Extensive contacts w/animals sheep. Histology: necrotizing or suppurative granuloma. Tx prolonged abx erythromycin or penicillin+surgical drainage or excision
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#IdBoardReview 30 pt w/ RA on TNFblocker non-healing lesion of finger x several months. Original trauma cut by stone in pond. no improvement w/ courses of cephalexin or clindamycin. S/p I&D growth in 14d. Dx? #medEd#idmedEd#IDtwitter
#Mycobacterium#marinum slow growing #NTM in fresh or saltwater environment. Cutaneous infect due to direct inoculation of a cut w/ organism & subsequent exposure to contaminated water. can be nodular, pustular, or ulcerated & infection of deeper tissues, joints, & bone can occur
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome #IRIS exaggerated atypical inflammatory response following initiation of ART either paradoxical worsening or unmasking of a infection
#IRIS memory T cells are redistributed from lymphoid tissue to organs, and the number of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells increases faster than that of regulatory T cells, resulting in an imbalance in the immune system
#Histoplasmosis-associated #IRIS rare with an estimated incidence rate of 0.74 cases per 1000 HIV-infected person-years and may present months after initiation of ART
#idtwitter 30 M on beach vacation now comes w/ rash progressive x24h, fever, headache, myalgia x3d. PE: sun exposed areas scattered confluent raised erythematous & pruritic red plaques w/ vesicles & plaques most at same stage. small ulcers+lip. Dx? #medEd#idmedEd#idtiwtter
actinic #varicella post sun exposure. needs airborne isolation
Actinic #varicella is a rare presentation of primary varicella zoster virus infection. Lesions may be arise in same stage unlike typical varicella
#Bartonella henselae gram neg bacilli. Human infection is typically associated with cat and flea exposure, particularly young cats. Immunocompetent: typically localized, self-limited lymphadenitis near site of inoculum, cat scratch disease
#bartonella Immunosuppressed pts: risk for dissemination. Solid organ transplantation: increased frequency of cases in renal transplant recipients, followed by liver, then lung and heart transplant recipients
2 major #Schistosoma species in Africa S. mansoni (GI) & S. haematobium (GU). Both species are endemic to Madagascar, where S. mansoni in eastern, central, southern regions & S. haematobium predominant in northwest & west coast. Both species coexist in certain irrigated regions
#idboardreview 40 pig farmer recently got abrasions to his arms and face during a hike, also had duck bite to his finger, presents w/ fever & diffuse annular body rash. Diagnosis? #medEd#idmedEd#idtwitter
Gram-positive facultative anaerobe rod #Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Mainly an occupationally acquired zoonosis transmitted by feces, water, soil, or food scraps contaminated by a wide variety of mammals, birds, and fish
#erysipelothrix is acquired through puncture wounds & scratches of the skin. Occupational zoonosis of butchers, veterinarians, and fishermen. Most important reservoir is healthy domestic swine, up to half of which harbor it their tonsils