| Front | This infection is characterized by a subacute pneumonia, that progresses to respiratory failure and meningitis with brain abscesses in immunocompromised males. Stain/visualization shows a weakly staining gram positive rod, that is branching and filamentous (like fungi). It is weakly acid-fast. |
| Back | Nocardia asteroides. Treat with sulfonamides for 6 months, and total bed rest. |
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| Front | This infection is characterized by a painless sore at the site of infection with local lymph node swelling. 4-10 weeks later, flu-like symptoms and a full-body rash develop. If untreated, multi-organ destruction arises 3-15 years later, especially in immunocompromised patients. Stain/visualization is unsuccessful, and dark-field microscopy shows thin, coiled bacteria that can't be cultured. |
| Back | Treponoma pallidum (Syphillis). Treat with penicillin, and if allergic, use doxycycline. |
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| Front | This infection is characterized by erythamatous nodules, papules, and slow-developing, extensive tissue destruction. Patchy sensory loss and other forms of nerve damage can surround these pathces of nodules. Can be associated with playing with armidillos, are recent immigration from Mexico, Asia, and Africa. Stain/visualization shows rod-shaped bacteria that are acid fast, and weakly gram positive. These are unable to be cultured in artifical media. |
| Back | Mycobacterium leprae, lepromatis. Treat with rifampicin, dapsone, and clofazimine for 12 months. |
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