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Case #383 – November 2014
A patient presented to a local hospital with encrusted lesions on his arms and legs. A skin scraping was made and examined unstained at 40x magnification. Figures A and B show what was observed by the attending microbiologist. The images were sent to the DPDx Team for diagnostic assistance. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?
Figure A
Figure B
This case and images were kindly provided by the Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
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