Blastomyces, cryptococcus, and mycobacteria infections can cause ... but they typically cause nodular skin lesions, not disseminated rash. Hairy-cell leukemia is associated with opportunistic ...

A chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria Mycobacterium leprae ... symptoms like sensory loss or muscle weakness ...

IN 1948 skin lesions due to a new acid-fast organism, Mycobacterium ulcerans, were reported from Australia 1. The lesions were swarming with bacilli; but no growth was obtained on media incubated ...

missing scales and open wounds and blisters on the skin. Spinal deformities often occur, with kinked backs and curious hunches. You’ll even spot bulging, exophthalmic eyes after a while. While I’m ...

During the later stages, symptoms are more often the result of opportunistic infections that occur when the virus progressively destroys the immune system and leaves it vulnerable to diseases that can ...

Buruli ulcer results from infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ... sometimes accompanied by skin grafts, and prolonged courses of antibiotics. WHO recommends that a combination of rifampicin ...

Leveraging advanced cryogenic electron microscopy and biochemical methods, they have managed to describe how mycobacteria defend themselves against the antibiotic rifampicin.Their latest study on ...

A new set of skin cancer risk factors can improve detection of suspicious skin lesions, according to study findings.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an immune disease that affects up to 4% of the global population and causes painful, recurring skin lesions and inflammation, primarily in the folds of the skin. It ...

These are skin lesion, they can be caused due to a number of factors such as infections, eczemas or other tumours. While some skin lesions may look like scars, others may have boils, hives and ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa, commonly referred to as HS, is a debilitating skin condition that causes chronic inflammation on ...

Cancer treatments can cause a wide variety of adverse side effects that require tailored diagnosis and treatment.