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Rifampicin-induced fever in a patient with brucellosis: A case report
(Springer, 2018)
We present a 35-year-old female patient who was started on rifampicin (900 mg orally once daily) and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) (160/800 mg orally twice daily) after being diagnosed with brucellosis. Following ...
Human Herpesvirus 6 encephalitis in an immunocompetent pregnant patient and review of the literature
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018)
Central nervous system infection caused by Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is well known in immunocompromised; however, data regarding immunocompetent patients is limited to case series. We describe a 29-year-old immunocompetent ...
Pelvic and retroperitoneal hydatid cysts superinfected with Brucella sp and review of infected hydatid cysts
(Malaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicine, 2013)
Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infection resulting from the tissue infestation of the larval stage of the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid cysts superinfected with pyogenic organisms have been reported previously. ...
Cytomegalovirus-associated transverse myelitis: A review of nine well-documented cases
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)
Cytomegalovirus-associated transverse myelitis is a rare disease. We found 12 cases in the medical literature, 8 of which met our criteria for being well documented. Our aim was to review this clinical entity using information ...
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 ...
Digital ischemic necrosis with cryoglobulinemia associated with hepatitis B infection
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)
A 77-year-old male patient presented with a one week history of general worsening condition, with mental status and respiratory insufficiency. He was therefore admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. His past medical history ...
Infections in urology: Slow progress reflected in clinical practice
(Springer, 2020)
This special topic issue on infections in urology features works from scientists, infectious disease specialists, and urologists. As seen in this work, there is still a noticeable heterogeneity in the global burden of the ...
Spinal brucellosis diagnosed with positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT)
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2016)
A 48-year-old female patient was referred to our clinic forsudden-onset right-sided waist pain that radiated down bothlegs. The pain, which was also present along her waist cur-vature, inhibited her ability to walk, sit, ...
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(American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 2015)
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