Varicella is a common and worldwide disease in childhood. It causes primary (chickenpox) and latent infection that may lead to a reactivation disease called zoster (shingles). Zoster or shingles is caused by reactivation of the virus that has been latent in the spinal dorsal ganglion and may occur even in immunocompetent hosts. Although zoster is rare in children, it ma...

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients. Objective The predictors of mortality and the differences between immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with this disease remain unknown. Thus, the aim of this retrospective cohort study was to clarify these issues. Patients and methods We enrolled all patients who were histologically diagnosed...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment but rarely infect immunocompetent patients. We describe a pediatric case of Mycobacterium simiae complex lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent child and review the natural history, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and current management of the disease.

Bilateral primary renal aspergillosis is rare in immunocompetent hosts. The clinical presentation of Aspergillus pyelonephritis is similar to that of bacterial pyelonephritis. Here, we present an immunocompetent patient with primary bilateral renal abscesses due to Aspergillus fumigatus.

In this study, the effectiveness of vasoprotective Diosmin for prevention pre-eclampsia in pregnant women high-risk group with severe forms placental insufficiency was evaluated. The choice prophylactic agent clinical is justified by close pathogenetic relationship between and on one hand, proved fetoprotective action case other hand. It shown that a normalizing effect uterine-placental- fetal ...

Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), while typically associated with HIV infection and immunosuppression, is rarely seen in HIV negative immunocompetent individuals. We report on two cases of OHL in immunocompetent patients.

Cytomegalovirus colitis is common in immunocompromised patients, but rare in immunocompetent patients. The present study not only represents the colonoscopy and pathological findings, but also applies the method of diagnosing and treating cytomegalovirus colitis in immunocompetent patients.