Cryptococcosis is a rare, life-threatening fungal infection caused by the yeast-like encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. It is considered an opportu-nistic infection as it affects mainly immunosuppressed individuals (1, 2). The disease is believed to be acquired mainly by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment. In humans, C. neoformans causes various kinds of clini...

eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rarely reported condition. the disease is characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia, eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall to a variable depth, and gastrointestinal complaints. allergic diathesis can be found in most of the cases. in this article we report two cases with interesting epidemiological characteristics and we will have a brief review of r...

Over the past several years increasing of cellulites in some regions of the country has been reported. During August and September of 2005, 4.48% of total slaughtered broilers were condemned due to cellulitis in Masjid Soleiman slaughterhouse. Four out of 98 slaughtered flocks were infected to cellulitis. The condemnation rates in infected flocks were: flock 1: 1.55%, flock 2: 0.993%, flock 3: ...

BACKGROUND Cellulitis is a commonly encountered bacterial infection among cirrhotic patients apart from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, urinary tract and respiratory infections. This study aimed to determine the risk factors of cellulitis in cirrhosis and whether antibiotic prophylaxis helps prevent recurrence of cellulitis. METHODS The study was conducted in two phases. In phase 1, all ci...

Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported case 25-year-old heterosexual circumcised male patient with two-day history swelling pain over shaft. Local examination revealed diffusely swollen shaft, erythematous, warm touch, tender. The di...

Cellulitis is treated with antibiotics as routine management and based on the literature cellulitis hospitalization can be avoided by 11% if appropriate are used.1 Randomized clinical trials Cochrane reviews have suggested that oral non-inferior to intravenous administration (1). We would like highlight here unrequired use of in cellulitis. Intravenous recommended patients sepsis. This supporte...

BACKGROUND Cellulitis is commonly treated in the emergency department (ED). Patients who present with cellulitis incur significant health care costs and may be overtreated with antibiotics. The accurate diagnosis and treatment of cellulitis plays an important role in cost-effective, high-quality medical care, as well as appropriate antibiotic utilization. OBJECTIVE We aim to describe common f...

BACKGROUND One of the complications of lymphoedema is recurrent cellulitis. The aim was to determine whether lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) was effective at reducing cellulitis in patients with lymphoedema. METHODS This was a retrospective review of patients with arm/leg lymphoedema who underwent LVA. The frequency of cellulitis was compared before and after surgery. The diagnostic criter...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Cellulitis is a common infectious disease. However, the risk of cellulitis in cirrhotic patients is not well established, and whether liver cirrhosis is a risk factor for cellulitis remains unknown. This study evaluated the relationship between cellulitis and liver cirrhosis. METHODS The National Health Insurance Database, which was derived from the Taiwan National Health Insu...