One hundred and fifty immunocompetent and 150 presumably immunocompromised patients suffering from lower respiratory tract infections were enrolled in this study. The clinical specimens were collected from April 2007 to June 2008 and included sputum (247), bronchial wash (80), and blood (300) samples. The identification process employed direct examination, culture, conversion test, and serologi...

Disseminated toxoplasmosis is uncommon in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts with gastrointestinal involvement being rarely described. We report a case of disseminated gastrointestinal toxoplasmosis in an immunocompromised man who presented with one month of diarrhea and abdominal pain. Imaging showed thickening of the ascending colon and cecum. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colo...

conclusions although dcl is rare, physicians should mind its occurrence it in any immunocompromised patient with diffuse cutaneous ulcers refractory to treatment. case presentation here is the report of a 43-year-old man referred to infectious diseases clinic in boo-ali hospital (zahedan city, southeastern iran) because of multiple chronic ulcers for five months. during the time, he had been vi...