Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis
A 50-year-old male was seen in the infectious disease clinic with a 3 month history of multiple non-healing ulcers on his left arm. He found it difficult to flex this fifth and fourth digit but had no other associated symptoms. He was systemically well. Biopsies were taken for histological examinati...
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| description | A 50-year-old male was seen in the infectious disease clinic with a 3 month history of multiple non-healing ulcers on his left arm. He found it difficult to flex this fifth and fourth digit but had no other associated symptoms. He was systemically well. Biopsies were taken for histological examination and microbiological culture. His markers of inflammation were normal, however, a routine HIV test was unexpectedly positive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e43a1ef7c9746d3a5d108865e9fda3d2023-08-01T04:09:04ZengElsevierClinical Infection in Practice2590-17022023-07-0119100231Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosisSinead McKiernan0Fiona McGill1Hugh McGann2Corresponding author at: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kelvin Building Laboratories, Royal Hospitals Site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 6BA, United Kingdom.; Department of infectious disease, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust, United KingdomDepartment of infectious disease, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust, United KingdomDepartment of infectious disease, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust, United KingdomA 50-year-old male was seen in the infectious disease clinic with a 3 month history of multiple non-healing ulcers on his left arm. He found it difficult to flex this fifth and fourth digit but had no other associated symptoms. He was systemically well. Biopsies were taken for histological examination and microbiological culture. His markers of inflammation were normal, however, a routine HIV test was unexpectedly positive.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170223000146Mycobacterium marinumHIVIRISSkin infectionNon-tuberculosis mycobacteriumCase report |
| spellingShingle | Sinead McKiernan Fiona McGill Hugh McGann Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis Clinical Infection in Practice Mycobacterium marinum HIV IRIS Skin infection Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium Case report |
| title | Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| title_full | Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| title_short | Image challenge: A sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot? A man, an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| title_sort | image challenge a sweet smelling rose or something fishier afoot a man an unusual rash and an unexpected diagnosis |
| topic | Mycobacterium marinum HIV IRIS Skin infection Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium Case report |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170223000146 |
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