Woman on Chemo Worried About Leg Rash - Let’s Diagnose

A 47-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer noticed several red, flaccid bullae on her leg. She was also experiencing fever, cough, and shortness of breath, which developed quickly, so she went to the ED.

Could it be aspergillosis? Atypical mycobacterial infection? Mucormycosis? Candida sepsis?

Check out the differential we created in VisualDx.

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