Saturday, May 24, 2014

Image of the Week 5/27/2014


What type of lesion is shown in this picture? What is the likely etiology?

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Image of the Week 5/20/2014


An elderly patient presents with fever, cough, and rusty colored sputum.  What causative organisms are shown on the gram stain of a sputum sample shown above?

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Image of the Week 5/13/2014


What vector is responsible for transmitting the bacterium that causes the rash seen in this picture?  Where in the US would you most likely diagnose a patient with this disease?