background and purpose: chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) is an inherited disorder of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (nadph) oxidase complex. this disorder results in recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. aspergillus species are the most common fungal infections in these patients. case report: herein, we present a case of fungal infection in a girl with ...

This case presentation relates to a 53 year old male, cachectic in appearance, who presented with progressively worsening dyspnoea, cough, intermittent haemoptysis and a history of nasal dryness ongoing over five months. The patient had received multiple courses of oral antibiotics for suspected community acquired pneumonia with no significant improvement. He was referred to our Respiratory Dep...

doi: 10.1007/s12519-012-0352-6 ©Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012. All rights reserved. Background: Many studies have shown an association between the risk of increased recurrent respiratory infections and socioeconomic and fostering factors, but often only a few risk factors have been studied. This study aimed to ident...

Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray abdomen 2 ☢ ☢ CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray IV contrast enema 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray cystography 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ MRI pelvis without and with IV contrast 2 MRI may be indicated if urethral diverticulum is suspected. O MRI pelvis ...

Reliable administration of anti-seizure drugs, like phenobarbital, is critical to maintain seizure control in cats. Unfortunately administering oral phenobarbital to cats can be difficult, resulting in inconsistent dosing, stress to the cat and injury to the owner. Furthermore, a missed dose of anti-seizure medications can result in a seizure. The purpose of this study is to compare blood level...

background : the pathologies classified as urinary tract infections (uti) can have a deleterious effect on patients who have undergone a renal transplantation.  often recurrent utis will occur, leading to high morbidity, failure of the grafting process overall and even death.  the study presented here seeks to expand the knowledge of recurrent utis in the context of renal transplantation, what ...

Background: Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are human pathogens that establish lytic and latent infections. Reactivation from latency occurs intermittently, which represents a life-long source for recurrent infection. The role of immune factors in the control of recurrent symptomatic HSV lesions is complex and the exact role of cytokines remains unclear. Objective: To assess the levels of tumor ne...

chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited defect in intracellular killing of ingested microorganisms characterized by recurrent life threatening bacterial and fungal infections including invasive aspergillosis in early childhood. we report  a  disseminated aspergillosis as  the  representative  of  adult  onset  chronic granulomatous disease without previous infection, with dramatic respons...