<b>Data:</b> Patient: Female, 21-year-old, and pregnant<br /> Final diagnosis: Carbuncle of the left kidney<br Symptoms: Acute pain in lumbar region, radiating to inguinal weakness<br Clinical procedure: Ureteroscopy with stenting both kidneys decapsulation.<br <b>Objective:</b> Rare coexistence disease or pathology<br <b>Background:</b> Her...

Fever of unknown origin is still a medical challenge. Ga single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography images are commonly used to evaluate the final diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. We presented a case of fever of unknown origin undergone Ga scintigraphy and an intra-abdominal Ga avid tumor was detected which suspected to be a neoplasm. Further contrast enhanced computed ...

The treatment of carbuncles is early administration of antibiotics and surgery. The commonest surgical approaches are saucerization, and incision and drainage (I&D). Although these two techniques are vastly different, there is a lack of evidence to determine which one produces a better outcome. Three cases of carbuncles are presented to illustrate the contrasting surgical techniques and their r...