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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr 4;10(2):100072.
doi: 10.1016/j.acpath.2023.100072. eCollection 2023 Apr-Jun.

Educational Case: Cutaneous infections of the skin

Olivia J Leung  1 , Samuel L Grindstaff  1 , Barbara E Knollmann-Ritschel  1
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Case Reports

Educational Case: Cutaneous infections of the skin

Olivia J Leung et al. Acad Pathol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cellulitis; Fungi; Infections of the skin; Microbiology; Organ system pathology; Pathology competencies; Rash; Skin.

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The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and or publication of this article.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
H&E skin biopsy showing hyphal and yeast forms in a spaghetti and meatball pattern consistent with Malassezia furfur (Original magnification 400x).
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Fig. 2
PAS stain highlighting fungal organisms seen in H&E in Fig. 1 (original magnification 400x).
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Fig. 3
H&E biopsy of skin of a patient with tinea cruris demonstrating spongiosis (see arrow), acanthosis and hyperkeratosis with parakeratosis and neutrophils within the stratum corneum (original magnification 200x).
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Fig. 4
PAS stain of Fig. 3 identifying fungal elements within the superficial epidermis (original magnification 400x).
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Fig. 5
H&E stain shows intracytoplasmic viral inclusions diagnostic of molluscum contagiosum infection (Original magnification100x).
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Fig. 6
Scabies preparation of patient 4 reveals a scabies mite that has created and is now residing in a burrow in the epidermis (Original magnification 200x).
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