Tuesday, May 10, 2011

# 45 Need help with these 2 cases


Case #1:




Guy comes in with a rash progressive for a year. RPR negative (which is rare here, since malaria can make it positive too). Not better with doxy, erythro, griseo, ceftriaxone, mebendazole, praziquantal, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazepine. Been here for over a week. Any ideas?






Case #2
Twelve-day-old comes in with fever, abscess of the bicep and buttock and rash below. Has malaria. Fevers gone after ampicillin and gentamicin. Rash persists. Any ideas?














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5 comments:

  1. Streptomycin...that will cover plague, tularemia and tb. Just a thought. Not sure if you can get the streptomycin..if not let me know...just a though. This for case #1
    Elle

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  2. Case #2- fungal rash Ringworm? (gone crazy)

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  3. Case #2 rickettsial infection?...Doxy?

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  4. Did you ever find out what these two cases were and how did you treat them?

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  5. the ist case looks like malignancy, his umbilicus is retracted/distorted as in sister mary joseph nodule, ie bowel cancer... he also has raised groin nodes and what looks like suppurating axillary/pectoral lymph nodes.... plus no improvement with antibiotics. jo. good luck ! btw once saw a baby with lupus had similar rash in case 2.

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