Amebic liver abscess by .

Amebic liver abscesses (ALAs) are the most commonly encountered extraintestinal manifestation of human invasive amebiasis, which results from () spreading extraintestinally. Amebiasis can be complicated by liver abscess in 9% of cases, and ALAs led to almost 50000 fatalities worldwide in 2010. Although there have been fewer and fewer cases in the past several years, ALAs remain an important public health problem in endemic areas.

Hemorrhagic shock due to submucosal esophageal hematoma along with mallory-weiss syndrome: A case report.

Background: Esophageal submucosal hematoma is a rare condition. Although the exact etiology remains uncertain, vessel fragility with external factors is believed to have led to submucosal bleeding and hematoma formation; the vessel was ruptured by a sudden increase in pressure due to nausea, and the hematoma was enlarged by antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy. Serious conditions are rare, with a better prognosis.

Obligate aerobic, gram-positive, weak acid-fast, nonmotile bacilli, : Minireview of a rare opportunistic pathogen.

species are obligate aerobic, gram-positive, weak acid-fast, nonmotile bacilli. They are found in various environments, such as soil, water, sludge, and petroleum reservoir wastewater, and belong to the order . In 2016, there was a reclassification of species within the genus , merging the species () and .

ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Man.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients is very rare, but the incidence has increased over years past at younger ages, likely due to the presence of multiple risk factors. We present the first known case of ST-elevation AMI (STEMI) in a young man. A 22-year-old Japanese man was transferred to our hospital due to suddenly occurred anterior chest pain.