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Aug 26 8 tweets 3 min read
A previously healthy, full-term, 2-month-old boy.

A 2-week history of these lesions.

Likely underlying cause of this baby’s findings? Image Results of a complete blood count and comprehensive metabolic panel were normal.

Skin-biopsy sample obtained from the baby’s right forehead 👉 vacuolar interface dermatitis and perivascular and periadnexal lymphocytic infiltrates.
Jul 16 5 tweets 2 min read
Young female patient with fever, cough and dyspnea.

Diagnosis? Image Consolidation of the anterior segment of the RUL and the middle lobe of the right lung.

Moderate volume loss of the middle lobe. Image
Jul 11 5 tweets 2 min read
A guide to interpreting an Electrocardiogram (ECG).

One... Image Two... Image
Jul 10 5 tweets 2 min read
Findings?

Diagnosis? Image Anti‐synthetase syndrome

Cutaneous features of antisynthetase syndrome

(a) demonstrates Mechanic's hands with Gottron's papules.

(b) highlights volar digit scaling or ‘Reverse Gottron's papules’.

(c, d) demonstrate ragged cuticles with Gottron's papules.
May 15 5 tweets 1 min read
The image illustrates lymphocyte heterogeneity, focusing on T cell subsets and their roles in immunity and inflammation. Image Key points include:

*Regulatory T cells (Tregs):

Maintain immune homeostasis and tolerance.

*CD4+ cells:

Differentiate into subtypes like Th1, Th2, Th17, Th9, and Th22, each with distinct functions.
Jan 16 6 tweets 2 min read
Useful!

All about CSF in this thread..

●Source:
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Dec 25, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Newborn...

Likely diagnosis? Image A Rare But Pathognomonic Sign of Congenital Syphilis

Bullous palmoplantar rash.

The presence of an inflammatory bullous rash in the palms and soles, although rare, is a pathognomonic sign. Image
Nov 23, 2024 4 tweets 1 min read
Gastric pneumatosis

Can be caused by:

Small mucosal tears from vomiting

Increased gastric wall friability

GI cancers

Chemoradiation therapy

Obstructing intra-abdominal cancers

Pneumothorax

Instrumentation

Infection

Gastric wall ischemia

Mechanical injury Gastric pneumatosis can encompass 2 processes with different etiologies, symptoms, and prognoses:

1. Gastric emphysema

Usually asymptomatic and generally secondary to mechanical causes. It doesn't require surgical treatment and generally responds to conservative management.