Disseminated Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent State: A Case Report.

Background: Tuberculosis is one of the major infectious diseases of mankind and remains a significant health concern, especially in developing countries. Clinical manifestations of TB are broad and sometimes very challenging for clinicians to diagnose early. Tuberculous psoas abscess was generally secondary to spinal tuberculosis or direct extension from adjacent structures in immunocompromised individuals, but tuberculous psoas abscess in the immunocompetent state is very infrequent.

Disseminated Cryptococcosis in Idiopathic CD4+ Lymphocytopenia.

Introduction: Idiopathic CD4+ Lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a rare entity grouped in non- HIV-related syndromes. ICL is characterized by a marked low CD4 T cell count of <300 cells/mm3 with ambiguous natural history and prognosis. In addition, cryptococcal and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are reported as known opportunistic infections.

Parotid gland swelling as an initial presentation of Multiple Myeloma: a case report.

Introduction: Parotid swellings are commonly encountered in ENT Clinics, the cause of which could range from neural conditions, endocrine problems, vitamin deficiencies, and sialadenitis, which may even be a manifestation of an underlying systemic disease. Multiple myeloma represents a clonal proliferation of plasma cells and is a condition in which a parotid swelling might be present, although very uncommon.

Case Presentation: We report a case of 60-year-old female presented with unilateral parotid swelling, which led to a diagnosis of multiple myeloma based on the investigations.