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Primary gastrointestinal aspergillosis: A case report and literature review
(EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2019)
Invasive aspergillosis is a severe infection that generally involves the lungs. Primary gastrointestinal aspergillosis is the least common form of invasive aspergillosis. A patient aged 65 years developed a febrile neutropenic ...
Risk factors for recurrences in patients with hepatitis C virus after achieving a sustained virological response: A multicentre study from Turkey
(EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2018)
In this study, we aimed to determine the late relapse rate in hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response after interferon-based regimens, and evaluated the predictors of late relapse while comparing the ...
Epstein-barr virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis presenting with acute sensorineural hearing loss: A case report and review of the literature
(EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2017)
Epstein-Barr virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (EBV-HLH) is a life-threatening catastrophic and rarely seen complication of EBV infection especially in adults. While typical presentation of EBV infection ...
An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess. Three case reports and literature review
(EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2016)
Dental infections may lead to severe local or systemic infections such as endocarditis, brain abscesses and mediastinitis. Fever may be the only symptom. We aim to highlight dental/odontogenic abscesses as the occult source ...
Tick-related facial cellulitis caused by francisella tularensis
(EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2016)
Tick-borne illnesses have diverse biological and clinical features that make recognition and appropriate treatment challenging. Arthropod-transmitted (ticks, fleas and deer flies) tularaemia remains a concern worldwide. ...
Metastatic prostate cancer as an infrequent cause of fever of unknown origin, and review of the literature
(Mattioli 1885 S.p.A., 2016)
Summary. Although neoplastic fever is a rare entity, it still constitutes a clinical challenge and a troublesome symptom. Differentiating it from other cancer-related fevers, such as infection, is important for appropriate ...
Is it really an erysipelas?
(2014)
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma is characterized by red-brown plaques or nodules on the skin, may mimic skin and soft tissue infections and is usually related with high mortality. A case that was followed ...
Candida glabrata pneumonia in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Hindawi Ltd., 2016)
Pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among infectious diseases. Streptococcus pneumoniae and viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia. Candidiasis in such patients has been associated with ...
Simultaneous chronic invasive fungal infection and tracheal fungus ball mimicking cancer in an immunocompetent patient
(Hindawi LTD, 2016)
Fungal infections of the lung are uncommon and mainly affect people with immune deficiency. There are crucial problems in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and candidiasis are ...
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a blast-phase chronic myeloid leukemia patient with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae tricuspid valve endocarditis: A case report
(Spandidos Publications, 2016)
In chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), the occurrence of blastic transformation is rare. Treatment outcome is generally poor. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is the only potentially curative treatment option ...