blister/fever

In sections of control and normal skin, the nuclei of the epithelial cells were often indented by the cell protoplasm, giving them an appearance similar to those indented by Mallory's bodies. It would seem that if these bodies of Mallory's were protozoa they would have been found in the sections

A biologist was bitten by Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) muesebecki Hoogstraal, an endemic tick parasite of nesting and resting marine birds on islands in eastern Arabia. Irritating bullae developed and for four months he experienced intermittent inflammation and irritation. Two years earlier, after

A healthcare worker sought medical advice after four days of fever, muscle pains, occipital headache and blocked ears, and was diagnosed with a high CRP level and blood bullae in the outer ear canal. In addition, skin rash appeared during hospital care, and the fever did not seem to go down upon

Shedding of herpesvirus by adults with herpes labialis and survival of the virus in the environment were examined. In nine adults with virus-positive herpes labialis, herpesvirus was detected in the anterior oral pool of seven (78%) and on the hands of six (67%). Herpesviruses isolated from patients

A girl, aged 12 years, was admitted due to fever and rash for 3 days. The child developed recurrent high fever and rash on both lower extremities 3 days before, and the rash on left lower extremity quickly merged into a patch within 24 hours, with hemorrhage and necrosis in black and purple, large

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited, recurrent, inflammatory disease. Of its various cutaneous features, erysipelas-like erythema is the best known and most common skin lesion. We present a new case of FMF with recurrent bullous lesions. A 41-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic

Following Tx for facial blisters, our patient returned with what appeared to be viral conjunctivitis. Further evaluation revealed a missed tip-off to the proper Dx.