conclusions it is concluded that cryptosporidium spp. should be considered in immunocompromised diarrheal patients and elisa must be chosen for detection of this parasite. modified acid fast staining and cassette kit techniques could be performed if elisa is not available. the single use of the cassette kit will be inadequate for the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis. background cryptosporidiosis ...

Cryptococcal infections are fungal infections most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Chronic high-dose steroid may precipitate such an immunocompromised state and thus create susceptibility to fungal infections. Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophyte usually found in soil contaminated with pigeon droppings. Suspicion to diagnose begins with clinical symptoms that can be non-specific...

is reported to cause infections in immunocompromised patients and also nosocomial outbreaks. This a case of soft tissue infection diabetic patient who underwent surgery on the left breast bilateral reduction mammoplasty following all preliminary investigations. Post operatively, she presented with complaints poor wound healing gap. Immunocompromised state, uncontrolled diabetes topical applicat...

invasive gastric mucormycosis is a rare and fatal disease. we report a rare case with longstanding sle who presented with fever. autopsy showed multiple small shallow-based ulcers in the antrum. histologic examination showed invasive mucormycosis. this is a rare case of invasive gastric mucormycosis localized exelusively in the stomach.

conclusions although strongyloidiasis is not endemic in usa, immigration obscured the geographical barrier of endemicity. the diagnosis can be difficult because of nonspecific symptoms and lack of sensitivity of microscopic diagnosis. although eosinophilia is a common finding in patients with chronic strongyloidiasis, it is unreliable indicator of active infection, especially in immunosuppresse...

abscess formation following intramuscular injections is rare and they are most commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals. in this case series we present a cohort of three patients presented to us in a critically ill condition with an abscess due to intramuscular injection. vancomycin resistant staphylococcus aureus was isolated from all three patients. these patients posed a major challeng...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to examine the effect of a compromised immune state on the outcomes in patients treated for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients with metastatic cutaneous SCC to the parotid and neck treated at Greenlane Hospital between 1992 and 2002 was conducted. Outcomes were compared between immune-competent and immunocomp...

toxoplasma encepfiautis (te) is rare in pediatric patients, but it is an emerging opportunistic infection in the increasing number of immunocompromised hosts. it should be considered in patients who present with fever and evolving cns symptoms. the outcome of these patients is always poor because of delay in diagnosis. we report one case of toxoplasma encephalitis in a child without hiv infecti...