H&E: hematoxylin-eosin INTRODUCTION Capnocytophaga canimorsus (Latin, canis, dog; morsus, bite) is a commensal gram-negative rod present in the oral flora of dogs; there are almost 500 reported infections, 60% of which have occurred after a dog bite, more than 80% after dog exposure, and more than 35% in the setting of alcoholism or splenectomy. Half of infections present with cutaneous manifes...

Varicella is a nearly ubiquitous acquired childhood disease. Infectious complications of varicella can be life- or limb-threatening. These complications appear 3 to 4 days after the appearance of varicella exanthem and are heralded by fever, pain, and erythema of the overlying skin. Airway complications of varicella are rare, rapidly evolving, and, unfortunately, difficult to visualize. We repo...

Coccidioidomycosis occurs in arid and semi-arid regions of the New World from the western United States to Argentina. Highly endemic areas are present in the southwest United States. Coccidioides species live in the soil and produce pulmonary infection via airborne arthroconidia. The skin may be involved by dissemination of the infection, or by reactive eruptions, such as a generalized exanthem...

The examination of her person gave the following results : ?Height, 4 feet 3 inches Par. meas., and she is rather illnourished and pale-looking. Her right leg is somewhat bent, and both upper and lower extremities are covered with a papular exanthem. Head and thorax are quite normal. Mammae well developed, of middle size, secreting a limpid fluid. The skin of the abdomen does not show any silve...