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Disseminated-cutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]

JAAD Case Reports, 2021
Classically known for causing ‘rose gardeners' disease’, Sporothrix schenkii is a dimorphic fungus ubiquitous in plant matter.1 Sporotrichosis infection typically follows minor cutaneous trauma, causing localized lymphocutaneous (up to 95% of cases) or fixed-cutaneous (up to 30%) forms.
Briana M. Garcia, BS, Allison R. Bond, MD, MA, Adrienne K. Barry, MD, PhD, Aaron J. Steen, MD, Philip E. LeBoit, MD, Cameron Ashbaugh, MD, Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]

Clinical Medicine
Invasive Salmonella infection is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It commonly affects patients who are immunocompromised or at extremes of age. We report an unusual case of a previously well 50-year-old gentleman with disseminated Salmonella
Pearl Wee, Seow Yen Tan, Gabriel Shih Chung Yiin, Kar Mun Eu, Tunn Ren Tay   +4 more
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Cytomegalovirus Pulmonary Involvement in an Immunocompetent Adult [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Introduction. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a linear double-stranded DNA virus that may cause severe and potentially fatal infection in immunocompromised hosts. In immunocompetent individuals, the infection is typically mild or asymptomatic.
Helena Luís, Carolina Barros, Mariana Gomes, José Luís Andrade, Nancy Faria   +4 more
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Human Herpesvirus‐6 Infectious Meningitis With Lymphadenitis in an Immunocompetent Adult [PDF]

Brain and Behavior
Purpose Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV‐6) infections are primarily observed in immunocompromised individuals, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or organ transplant recipients.
Yu Xie, Chenrui Zhang, Mingchi Ma, Ziqian Yin, Liqian Chen, Yimiao Yang, Shuang Wu, Yuanteng Fan, Yan Xu, Dan He   +9 more
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Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent adult

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
Histoplasmosis, a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum and Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii is endemic to many parts of the world.
Manoj Harnalikar, Vidya Kharkar, Uday Khopkar   +2 more
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Malignant syphilis in an immunocompetent adult male

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2017
The occurrence of malignant syphilis in an immunocompetent individual is rare. We present malignant syphilis in a 35-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with a 1-month history of noduloulcerative lesions on the torso.
Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao, T Swathi, Sharanya Hari, Amit Kolli, Uday Deshmukh Reddy   +4 more
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Legionella lymphadenitis in immunocompetent adult: Case report

IDCases
Introduction: Extrapulmonary legionella disease is rare and occasionally reported in immunocompromised patients; it includes lymphadenitis, panniculitis, hepatitis, atrio-ventricular block, arthritis, prosthetic valve endocarditis and myocarditis.
Johny Salem, Fadi Fares, Rana El-Haddad, Mirna Fares, Gilbert El-Helou   +4 more
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Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Adult. [PDF]

Cureus
Herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a well-recognized opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised host. HSE in immunocompetent patients is an uncommon clinical event; however, when it does occur, it is generally a self-limiting condition. This case involves an immunocompetent 19-year-old female patient
Bresler RM, Ellis Z, West F, Mitchell KM, Whelan J.   +4 more
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Adenovirus Hepatitis in Immunocompetent Adults [PDF]

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022
A 35-year-old female with no medical history presented with fever. Laboratory work was normal except for elevated liver function test (LFT): alkaline phosphatase (AP) (296), aspartate transaminase (AST) (343), alanine transaminase (ALT) (378), and international normalized ratio (INR) (1.23). Ultrasound liver was normal.
Ali Khalifa, Laura Andreias, Sugirdhana Velpari   +2 more
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Severe measles with pneumonitis in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]

Clinical Medicine
Measles is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable airborne-transmitted viral infection of which there has been a recent resurgence of cases worldwide over the past year, including in countries such as the UK, which had previously successfully ...
Danielle Lee, Oliver Mercer, Varsha Halai, Laura Gill, Colin Macleod, Temi Lampejo   +5 more
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