We present a case of facet joint infection (pyogenic facetitis) due to Eikenella corrodens, diagnosed by physical examination, radiography, positive blood cultures, and response to antibiotic therapy. E. corrodens is a very rare cause of spine infection. There are fewer than 20 such cases reported in the literature, only one of which was diagnosed by non-invasive means, and none of which were i...

A case of right ureteral obstruction secondary to right common iliac aneurysm presenting as right hydronephrosis is reported and the literature is reviewed. A 66-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal pain and was treated by bypass operation with artificial vessel and uretero-ureterostomy of right ureter under the diagnosis of right ureteral stenosis secondary to right i...

An 81-year-old man, admitted with lumbago and pollakisuria, was diagnosed to have stage D2 prostate cancer (T3N2M1). Although the serum level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) was 3,560 ng/ml, serum testosterone (55.6 ng/dl) and luteinizing hormone (LH, 0.8 mIU/ml) levels were very low. Detailed inquiry of the patient revealed a daily intake of patent medicine containing 6-9 mg methyltestoster...