Cryptococcal Ilium Osteomyelitis and Pelvic Abscess in an Immunocompetent Host
Mazumder SA1*, Achebe L1, Heck R2 and Cleveland K1
Osteomyelitis and abscess due to Cryptococcus neoformans is an unusual presentation of cryptococcal illness. Infection with this organism is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We describe the case of a young female with cryptococcal ilium osteomyelitis and associated pelvic abscess. Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus found in soli contaminated with pigeon excreta....
Spinal Epidural Abscess Following Prostate Biopsy
Fukunaga A1, Negoro H1, Takada H2, Terada N3, Okuno T1, Imai K1, Ikeuchi R1, Hishiki K1, Goto T1, Sawada A1, Akamatsu S1, Saito R1, Kobayashi T1, Yamasaki T1, Inoue T1 and Ogawa O1*
Contemporary transrectal ultrasound (TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is safely carried out with only minor complications such as infection and hemorrhage. Severe infection is seldom observed and spinal epidural abscess (SEA following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is extremely rare. Here we report a case of a 69-year-old man presenting with SEA following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy....
A Large Loculated Thyroid Mass
A 29-year-old, otherwise healthy female presented with a new and rapidly expanding left anterior neck mass over a month, accompanied with hoarseness of voice but without dysphagia or dyspnea. Physical examination found that the left thyroid was grossly enlarged (6cm in largest dimension) with normal overlying skin and without palpable lymph nodes in the neck. Thyroid function was normal....
A Rare Case of Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction Presenting as Acute Limb Ischemia
Paul N, Vasudev R*, Shah P, Rampal U, Patel H, Virk H, Bikkina M and Shamoon F
Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) formation after an acute myocardial infarction (MI) is dependent on age, sex, co morbid conditions of the patient as well as the characteristics of the MI like the type of infarction, area of endocardium involved, duration of MI, inflammatory markers and tissue acoustic properties of the thrombus itself....
A Diagnosis of Omental Infarction in a Patient Presenting with Non-Specific Abdominal Pain
Luqman MQ*, Nasim H, Jones D and Mughal AA
Omental infarction can present as an acute abdomen, but a low incidence and vague presentation mean it is only considered as a diagnosis when another more common pathology has been ruled out, e.g., appendicitis, diverticulitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, etc. In earlier cases, diagnostic laparoscopy was used to diagnose this pathology...
|