is a gram-positive bacillus causing three clinical syndromes in humans, including localized cutaneous infection, diffuse cutaneous form, and systemic infection. Various skin lesions in systemic form have been reported; however, no comprehensive study has been conducted. Here we report a case of a 60-year-old woman who suffered from bacteremia with distinct generalized annular purplish plaques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCytomegalovirus causes a myriad of clinical features, potentially affecting any organ system, significantly increasing morbidity and even mortality. Vascular endothelial cell infection by cytomegalovirus has been implicated in the development of vasculopathy, possibly accounting for the clinical association between cytomegalovirus and vascular thrombosis. In contrast with visceral organ involvement, the cutaneous manifestations of cytomegalovirus are variable and rarely described.
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