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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

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  • Leathery skin

  • Fever then no fever then fever again

  • Hard skin

  • Periodic fever (>100.4°F / 38°C)

  • The skin is thick and rough

  • My skin became harder

  • Remittent fever of 102.2°F / 39°C

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What is Skedosporium Disease?

Scedosporiosis is a range of diseases caused by the fungus Scedosporium. These fungi can cause infection in various body organs, usually when the immune system is weakened or compromised.

Typical Symptoms of Skedosporium Disease

  • History of diabetes requiring medications

  • Discharge of yellow or green sputum.

  • Thick, leathery skin

  • Fever

  • Blood in saliva

  • Lumps under the skin

  • Skin hardening

  • Skin is thick and rough/scaly

Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Skedosporium Disease

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:

  • Have you ever been treated for diabetes?

  • Do you have areas of rough or thick skin?

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you have any lumps under your skin?

  • Do you have skin hardening?

Treatmentof Skedosporium Disease

Treatment for this infection is challenging. It may involve taking antifungal medication orally or through injection into the vein, or surgery, depending on the severity of the infection.

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Reviewed By:

Saqib Baig, MD, MS

Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

Yoshinori Abe, MD

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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