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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Parasitology and virology (PM503)

Case study (20):

An 81-year-old female developed hyperkeratotic plaques between her fingers

and toes while undergoing aggressive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

(AML). Skin scrapings were performed on the plaques and sent to Microbiology for

routine work-up. Figures A and B were observed by the attending microbiologist on a

direct prep made from the skin scrapings.

Figure A Figure B

QUESTIONS

1. What is the suspected parasite?

2. What its Geographical distribution?

3. How is this parasite transmitted?

4. How can be diagnosed?

5. How can this infection be prevented and controlled?

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