Two weeks prior to the initial presentation of a 32-year-old kidney transplant patient, his cat developed ulcerating nodules and passed away. He was scratched by several times flu-like symptoms skin lesion on right hand, which rapidly progressed. Skin biopsy real-time PCR confirmed diagnosis cowpox (CPXV) infection. The patient continued receive triple immunosuppression until referral high-leve...

Abstract Aims Previous studies have suggested that immunosuppressed patients with acute diverticulitis are at high risk of failing conservative management and many will require urgent surgical intervention. Some series shown mortality rates as 39% 56% medical respectively. The aim this study was to analyse the outcomes presenting diverticulitis. Methods Data were collected on admitted an emerge...