the Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology(No.20MC1920100).
Nontuberculous mycobacteria(NTM)infection can occur in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients,but disseminated NTM infection is mostly occurred in immunocompromised patients such as people using long-term...
To the Editor:A 52-year-old man presented with fever and a painful ulcer on the right thigh for 10 days.The patient had acute lymphoblastic leukemia for 2 years.Two months ago,the patient developed cough and expectora...
To the Editor:A 25-year-old male patient was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital,School of Medicine,Zhejiang University with complaints of fever,cough,and knee pain.He was an overseas student and had been back f...
To the Editor:A 53-year-old woman was admitted to the Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University because of pain and suspected metastasis on computed tomography(CT)in area of right iliac bone.Eight years ago,she underwent lo...
To the Editor: Thyroid cancer is the most fi'equent endocrine carcinoma, and its incidence is rising. Metastasis of thyroid cancer to the lungs is unusual and can be misdiagnosed as other lung diseases. Here, we rep...
Background: Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) bloodstream infection (BSI) is relatively rare. We aimed in this study to evaluate the clinical characteristics, laboratory evaluation, and outcomes of patients with...
To the editor:In January 2013,a 58-year-old man presented to our department with an 11-month history of intermittent fever.He experienced recurrent low-grade fever and a non-productive cough without hemoptysis since ...
To the editor:varicella-zoster virus (VZV) exclusively infects humans,causing varicella and herpes zoster (HZ).It is primary infection that varicella characteristically occurs early in life.However,VZV can reacti...
We reported an unusual case of disseminated cryptococcal lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent host who presented with fever and lymphadenopathy, which were the only two symptoms and signs. Latex agglutination test of s...
Background In recent years, superficial and deep mycoses caused by trichosporon were occasionally reported. In 2001, we reported the first case of disseminated trichosporonosis caused by Trichosporon asahfi (T. asahi...