Infectious diseases physician and clinical microbiologist | Valencia (Spain)
Antonio Guerrero MD PhD
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🧫 nail scrapings: Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella pneumoniae.
After 2 weeks with topical nadifloxacin: normal nail color (B)
GREEN NAILS, A FORM OF CHROMONYCHIA, CAUSED BY P. AERUGINOSA, in patient with nail disease, exposed to moist environments.
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#microbiology #medicine #MedicalStudents
A 53-y-o intensive care ##nurse receiving monotherapy with efalizumab for psoriasis involving her arms, legs, & nails: progressive green discoloration of both thumbnails, which were affected by psoriasis-induced onycholysis (A).
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0706497
#dermatology #MedEd #IDMedEd
The #Bundibugyo #virus disease #outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: ⬆️case numbers & geographic spread.
As of 10 June, a cumulative of 676 confirmed cases, including 136 deaths, from the D. R. of the Congo.
Uganda, 19 confirmed cases including 2 deaths.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
🦠📍 The ongoing #Ebola #outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo has spread into new areas, increasing the challenges for surveillance and containment efforts.
#Health #Infections #Virology #Microsky via @aljazeera.com
Serology for IgM and IgG antibodies against the varicella-zoster virus: ➕.
HERPES ZOSTER, a manifestation of varicella-zoster virus reactivation.
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#InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology #Medicine
#Mortality of enteric #infectious diseases declined substantially between 1990 and 2023. This is consistent with the expansion of public health measures and broader socioeconomic development.
The the highest mortality concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa & south Asia
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00194-5
A 12-y-o♂️ patient presented with lesions on the left arm, back, & chest (Figures 1, 2, and 3) of 5 days' duration. The patient experienced pain in the affected area for the two days prior, which began after the lesions appeared.
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#ClinicalCase #pediatrics #MedEd
A 22-YO♂️, a new sexual partner 1 week before the onset of symptoms: a 1-month history of severe pubic itch that was worst at night.
Numerous X? were visible to the naked eye, near the base of the hair shaft (A, with close-up in B).
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm0707428
#dermatology #ITS #MedEd
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.
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#IDMedEd #microbiology #parasitology
Cases are being identified in new health zones on a near-daily basis, warns WHO's head of epidemiology.
