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Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Foot Intertrigo Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
04/30/2011
Walter K. Nahm, MD, PhD; Anju Pabby, MD; Richard Laws, MD
For a year, a 31-year-old man had asymptomatic, malodorous discoloration of the toe web spaces. He stated that his feet perspire heavily in the boots he is required to wear for work.
04/30/2011
Herpes simplex
Herpes simplex
Herpes Simplex
04/30/2011
Naveen Verma, MD; Robert P. Blereau, MD; Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MD
These painful eczematous lesions at the angle of the mouth and the base of the nostrils had been present in a 52-year-old woman for 3 days.
04/30/2011
Herpes simplex
Herpes simplex
Herpes Simplex
04/30/2011
Naveen Verma, MD; Robert P. Blereau, MD; Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MD
These painful eczematous lesions at the angle of the mouth and the base of the nostrils had been present in a 52-year-old woman for 3 days.
04/30/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
Photo Essay: Images of Tuberculosis
04/29/2011
Wolfgang P. Rennert, MD, DMSc, DTM&H
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one the most important infectious diseases in the world.
04/29/2011
Ticks
Ticks
Diagnostic Challenges Associated With Pediatric Tuberculosis: 2 Cases
04/29/2011
The following cases review the current diagnostic challenges associated with pediatric tuberculosis (TB) and the recommended anti-TB treatment protocol.
04/29/2011
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Corporis
Skin Disorders in Elderly Persons: Part 5, Fungal Infections (Tinea Corporis)
04/28/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
Tinea corporis occurs most often on the torso of elderly persons. It commonly appears as an annular plaque with a rim of scaly erythema.
04/28/2011
Cutaneous Candidiasis
Cutaneous Candidiasis
Skin Disorders in Elderly Persons: Part 5, Fungal Infections (Cutaneous Candidiasis)
04/28/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
This infection is usually caused by Candida albicans, which is often present in body folds.
04/28/2011
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Corporis
Skin Disorders in Elderly Persons: Part 5, Fungal Infections (Tinea Corporis)
04/28/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
Tinea corporis occurs most often on the torso of elderly persons. It commonly appears as an annular plaque with a rim of scaly erythema.
04/28/2011
Tinea pedis or athlete's foot
Tinea pedis or athlete's foot
Skin Disorders in Elderly Persons: Part 5, Fungal Infections (Tinea Pedis)
04/28/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) is common in elderly persons and manifests in the interdigital web folds as scaly plaques on the plantar surfaces of the feet.
04/28/2011
Tinea Manuum
Tinea Manuum
Skin Disorders in Elderly Persons: Part 5, Fungal Infections (Tinea Manuum)
04/28/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
Tinea that occurs on the hands is referred to as tinea manuum. For unknown reasons, tinea often affects two feet and one hand.
04/28/2011