Pyogenic sacroiliitis is a rare disease entity, comprising only 1% to 2% of cases of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Clinical symptoms and signs are usually non-specific and may result in delayed diagnosis. This report is of a 15-year-old girl with pyogenic sacroiliitis and iliacus abscess without any predisposing factors. Various imaging modalities, including computed tomography and magnet...

Spondylodiskitis with epidural abscess due to brucellosis is very rare and serious complication, and it may result in neurological deficits. Here, we report a 29 year-old male patient with brucellosis causing spondylodiskitis and spinal epidural abscess resulting in neurological deficits such as paresis. Surgical therapy is the main approach in the treatment of the abscess. However, the patient...

Brain abscess is a dangerous neurological condition with a high mortality when not treated appropriately. In developing countries the incidence and burden of brain abscess is doubled than developed nations. The challenge of diagnosing this condition early on plays a critical role in its progress towards an advanced burden of the disease. Majority of brain abscess presents as a solitary finding,...

Abstract Cerebral abscesses are occasionally seen in animals, however rare dogs. Among the pyogenic bacteria causing cerebral Trueperella pyogenes is relatively scarce. In this report, a case of T. induced abscess West Highland White Terrier was presented with histopathological and bacteriological findings. Two foci located at level thalamus, frontal temporal lobes were described on necropsy. S...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Over the past two decades in Taiwan, pyogenic liver abscess has usually been caused by a single microorganism, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and is frequently associated with the serious complication of endophthalmitis, especially in diabetic patients. However, the relationship between the clinical presentation and bacterial factors remains unclear. The aim of this study was to inv...

Introduction: Liver is a vital organ of the body, anatomically situated mostly in right hypochondrium wit small extension into left hypochondrium also. Liver is the organ subjected to systemic infections by various microorganisms. Pyogenic and amebic liver abscess are the two common types of hepatic abscess. Pyogenic liver abscess are less common than amebic liver abscess. Right lobe of the liv...

Pyogenic sacroiliitis is a rare osteoarticular infection, occurring most frequently in children and young adults. Diagnosis of the disease is challenging because of a general lack of awareness of the disease and its nonspecific signs and symptoms. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative bacteria in pyogenic sacroiliitis. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has typically been consi...