INTRODUCTION Epstein-Barr virus esophagitis in an immunocompetent host is a rare entity. It represents either primary infection or reactivation and is usually characterized by acute onset and extensive ulcerative involvement of the upper and middle third of the esophagus. CASE PRESENTATION A case of Epstein-Barr virus esophagitis in a 27-year-old woman with no immunosuppressive factors, and h...

The occurrence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in critically ill patients with viral pneumonitis has increasingly been reported recent years. Influenza-associated (IAPA) and COVID-19-associated (CAPA) are the two most common forms this fungal infection. These diseases cause high mortality patients, whom were previously immunocompetent. pathogenesis IAPA CAPA is still not fully underst...

introduction gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis is an emerging infection, with fewer than 80 cases reported in the english literature. case presentation also, a few cases of gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis, accompanied by liver involvement as part of a disseminated disease, have been reported. conclusions this is the first case report of an isolated liver involvement of this fungal infecti...

We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an immunocompent 64-year-old-female. Wadowsky-Yee-Okuda-α-ketoglutarate (WYOα) agar, a selective media for Legionella species, was useful for the detection based on the growth-inhibition of normal oral flora and growth-promotion of Nocardia species.

Dr. Felipe Slaviero – Edifício das Clínicas Rua Teixeira Soares 885 / 10o andar 99010-901 Passo Fundo RS Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a form of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which occurs in the brain, leptomeninges, spinal cord, or eyes. PCNSL is an uncommon intracranial neoplasm, particularly in the immunocompetent patient p...