Accelerated atherosclerosis in a cardiac transplant patient

Death wish of a cardiac transplant patient.

Nocardia veterana endogenous endophthalmitis in a cardiac transplant patient

BACKGROUND Endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to Nocardia species is extremely rare but often portends a poor visual prognosis often owing to the advanced nature of disease at presentation and delay in diagnosis. Patients who are systemically immunosuppressed are at greatest risk and early suspicion of the role of this organism in patients with acute panuveitis is paramount. FINDINGS A 66-y...

CMV-colitis in a pediatric non-transplant ALL patient receiving chemotherapy; A case report

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of viral-associated congenital infections. Moreover, it can also be acquired. Between 50 to 80 percent of the world’s population is seropositive for CMV and most clinical disease occurs in individuals previously infected with CMV. Rarely, serious CMV infection has occurred in individuals with healthy immune system. In contrast to immunocompetent patien...

C . A . Genco - accelerated Atherosclerosis Porphyromonas gingivalis

Diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis and inflammation.

Diabetes-Accelerated Atherosclerosis and Inflammation To the Editor: We read with interest the Letter to the Editor by Marfella et al1 in response to our review article on the role of glucose and lipids in diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis.2 Marfella et al1 point out that inflammation is likely to play important roles in diabetes-associated cardiovascular events. Indeed, in our review articl...