scholarly journals Isolated Splenic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Case

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Chablou ◽  
Rachid Jabi ◽  
Ahmed Id M'barek ◽  
Noura Seghrouchni ◽  
Mohammed Bouziane
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa ◽  
Mohammad Hanafiah ◽  
Marymol Koshy ◽  
Hilmi Abdullah ◽  
Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail ◽  
...  

Tuberculous prostatitis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection. It is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and in those of middle or advanced age. The diagnosis is often not straight forward due to the nature of its presentation. We report a case of tuberculous prostatitis in a young, healthy and immunocompetent patient, who initially presented with respiratory features, followed by episodes of seizures and testicular swelling. He was finally diagnosed with tuberculous prostatitis after prostatic biopsy. This case illustrates that in a high TB prevalence environment, when symptoms warrant, there should be a high clinical suspicion coupled with a thorough approach in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis of TB prostatitis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e236396
Author(s):  
Abuzar Ali Asif ◽  
Moni Roy ◽  
Sharjeel Ahmad

Mycoplasmatacea family comprises two genera: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma. Ureaplasma parvum (previously known as U. urealyticum biovar 1) commonly colonises the urogenital tract in humans. Although Ureaplasma species have well-established pathogenicity in urogenital infections, its involvement in septic arthritis has been limited to prosthetic joint infections and immunocompromised individuals. We present a rare case of native right knee infection due to U. parvum identified using next-generation sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA testing and confirmed with PCR assays. This rare case of Ureaplasma septic arthritis was diagnosed using newer next-generation DNA sequencing diagnostic modalities and a literature review of prior cases, antibiotic coverage and antimicrobial resistance is incorporated as part of the discussion.


Author(s):  
Kusum V Shah ◽  
Saket Kumar ◽  
Yash Rana ◽  
Arti D Shah

Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection that may lead to severe disease in immunodeficient patients and usually not so common in immunocompetent patients. The report is about a 57-year-old male with Norcardiosis. His sputum and Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL) were negative for acid-fast bacilli. Nocardia species was isolated in BAL culture. He was started on Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole and Clarithromycin, which was later continued for six months.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e241686
Author(s):  
Faheem Malik ◽  
William Orchard ◽  
George Jacob

Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis is an uncommon but potentially serious cause of meningitis, which is considered particularly rare in healthy and immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of C. canimorsus meningitis in a young, immunocompetent patient which was acquired following a dog bite. We review the literature and propose that underdiagnosis of this condition is likely. To avoid misdiagnosis, and thus improper management, clinicians should ensure that they identify animal exposure in all meningitic patients, and adopt a higher clinical suspicion in the absence of classical risk factors.


CHEST Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 156 (4) ◽  
pp. A110-A111
Author(s):  
Aswin Nukala ◽  
Lavanya Srinivasan ◽  
Srikanth Davuluri ◽  
Geetha Sivasubramanian ◽  
Chase Morse

CHEST Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 156 (4) ◽  
pp. A816
Author(s):  
Tereza Izakovich ◽  
Trisana Cox ◽  
Ajay Adial ◽  
Priyank Trivedi ◽  
Asma Iftikhar ◽  
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