Lung abscess in adults: clinical comparison of immunocompromised to non-immunocompromised patients

Etiologic Agents of Candidemia in Pediatric Immunocompromised Patients

Abstract Background: Candidemia is the main cause of fungal nosocomial bloodstream infections and is related to meaningful mortality specially, in pediatrics. Mortality rate range from 5% to 71%, and it can reach as high as 81%. Delays in beginning of treatment have also been linked to intensified mortality. The epidemiology of Candida infection is changing from region to region. Regiona...

An isolated tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient.

A liver abscess is an uncommon extra-pulmonary manifestation of a common disease that is tuberculosis. It usually follows primary infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient in the absence of primary disease elsewhere is an extremely rare occurrence. We report here a case of a tuberculous liver abscess in a 30 years old female who presented a c...

Tuberculous prostatic abscess in an immunocompromised patient.

PY Lee1 M Fam Med; TA Ong2 FRCS; AO Dayangku Norlida3 M Path 1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak. (Lee Ping Yein) 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. (Ong Teng Aik) 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. (Dayangku No...

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in non-immunocompromised patients.

Zygomycosis in Immunocompromised non-Haematological Patients

Zygomycoses caused by fungi of the mucorales order (mucormycoses) are emerging fungal diseases with a high fatality rate. The most important risk factors include neutropenia or functional neutropenia, diabetic ketoacidosis, iron overload, major trauma, prolonged use of corticosteroids, illicit intravenous drug (ID) use, neonatal prematurity, malnourishment, and maybe a previous exposure to anti...