Yoshikawa, Yuki Imamura, Michio Morio, Kei Yamaoka, Kenji Ando, Yuwa Kosaka, Yumi Uchikawa, Shinsuke Fujino, Hatsue Nakahara, Takashi Murakami, Eisuke
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Background Multi-virus real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system is able to simultaneously detect 163 viruses using a multiplex Taqman real-time PCR system. We present a case of acute liver failure (ALF) of unknown etiology diagnosed with echovirus 30 infection via multi-virus real-time PCR. Case presentation A previously healthy 66-year-old...
Russo, Alessandro Tarantino, Umberto d’Ettorre, Gabriella Della Rocca, Carlo Ceccarelli, Giancarlo Gasbarra, Elena Venditti, Mario Iundusi, Riccardo
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Bacillus circulans is mainly considered an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. However, many different infections have been described in the literature: bacteremia, abscesses, meningitis, endophthalmitis, and wound infections. We observed a spondylodiscitis caused by Bacillus circulans in an immunocompetent patient. To date, this ...
Higuchi, Toru Eiki, Ogawa Hiroshi, Hamashima Kenta, Ito
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The smudge cells are well studied as a prognostic factor for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but it is also found in viral infections. We experienced a case of abnormal hyperleukocytosis (WBC 41,600/mm3) associated with infectious mononucleosis (IM). The smudge cells were observed in peripheral blood smears, and were counted by mistake for the normal...
Zhang, Jingjia Zhang, Dong Du, Juan Zhou, Yang Cai, Yunting Sun, Ruixue Zhou, Jiali Tian, Jingjing Wu, Honglong Lu, Minya
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Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei), is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus commonly reported in southeast Asia. T. marneffei infection predominantly occurs in patients with immunodeficiency and can be fatal if diagnosis and treatment were delayed. Conventional diagnosis of T. marneffei infection relies heavily on tissue culture and histologic anal...
Miles, Bryan Tuomela, Krista Sanchez, Joyce
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Group C Streptococcus (GCS) is part of the normal commensal flora of the upper airway, as well as frequently colonizes the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract. It can also be implicated in mono- and polymicrobial infections of the skin and soft tissue, pharyngitis, bacteremia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and me...
Berlinrut, Ilan Koshy, Robin
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We describe a case of a 56 year-old male who presented to the hospital with pneumonia and bacteremia secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae . After admission and initiation of appropriate antibacterial therapy he began to complain of scrotal pain. Ultrasound of the testes confirmed findings of left-sided epididymitis. Urine culture, urine gonorrhea ...
Miyamatsu, Yayoi Tanizaki, Ryutaro Yamada, Satoko Tsujimura, Isuzu Wakabayashi, Hideki
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Campylobacter lari is an organism occasionally isolated in humans but rarely causes bacteremia. We report the first case of cellulitis with bacteremia due to C. lari in a patient undergoing mantle-cell lymphoma. A 51-year-old man presented with a two-month history of fever and bilateral leg pain and redness. Despite oral ciprofloxacin administratio...
Betkiewicz, A. Fornalczyk, M. Urban, K. Jarecka, B. Obuchowicz, A.
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Chickenpox is considered as a mild disease, but sometimes it is associated with complications. Among them sialadenitis is mentioned sporadically. We describe a case of the 6-year-old girl suffering from complicated chickenpox. On the basis of clinical data and ultrasound image we diagnosed in her inflammation of both submandibular glands. Moreover,...
Ong, Hang-Cheng Ling, Albert Chuan-Kai Ng, Doris Sin-Wen Ng, Rong-Xiang Wong, Pui-Li Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed
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Preterm birth is a global concern with considerable morbidity and mortality. Intrapartum infection is a known cause of preterm birth and Actinomyces infection is one of the infections contributing to preterm birth. We report a case of preterm birth of a trisomy-21 neonate to a mother with positive Actinomyces naeslundii from an intra-operative plac...
Bell, Harrison Chintalapati, Sai Patel, Preet Halim, Ameer Kithas, Andrew Schmalzle, Sarah A.
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Legionella longbeachae pneumonia is much less common than Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in most of the world and may evade timely diagnosis in settings that rely primarily on urine antigen testing, which detects Legionella pnuemophila serogroup 1 only. It is, however, widely recognized in Australia and New Zealand, where it is endemic and associ...