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/...
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
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#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