Distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria in treated patients with pulmonary disease in Greece - relation to microbiological data.

Aims: The aim was to assess the distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in treated patients with pulmonary disease (PD) in Greece.

Patients & Methods: Patients treated for NTM PD at the two largest chest diseases hospitals in Greece, in the period 1990-2013 were investigated. For the years 2005-2013 data on NTM isolation frequency were recorded.

Mixed squamous and large-cell carcinoma of the lung: a case study and literature review.

Lung tumors with combined histological pattern are seldom seen exhibiting a more aggressive clinicopathological picture than tumors with a single histology. Herein, we present a 58-year-old male with mixed squamous and large-cell lung carcinoma. The patient was initially diagnosed through fluoroscopy-guided transbronchial lung biopsy with large-cell lung carcinoma of the left upper lobe.

Fever of unknown origin due to dental infections: cases report and review.

Persistent undiagnosed fever remains a common problem in clinical practice. In a variable number of cases, no definitive diagnosis is made. This lack of a clear etiology indicates that certain disorders are not being detected despite the recently developed technology usually applied in this situation.

Autoimmune cholangitis presented as fever of unknown origin.

Autoimmune cholangitis is a rare chronic cholestatic liver disease. Fever of unknown origin is defined as a temperature higher than 38.3 degrees C that lasts for more than 3 weeks with no obvious source despite appropriate investigation.

Splenic abscess due to Staphylococcus lentus: a rare entity.

Splenic abscess is an unusual condition, most often seen in immunocompromised patients. Splenic abscesses are due to aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, fungi and parasites, Staphylococcus aureus being the most common aetiological agent. We describe a case of splenic abscess in an alcoholic patient due to Staphylococcus lentus, a rare aetiology included in the microbiology of this disease.

Fever of unknown origin in carcinoma of the colon.

Objective: To report a case of fever of unknown origin in a patient with carcinoma of the colon but without gastrointestinal symptoms.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 65-year-old man presented with a long-standing fever (of 38 degrees C, about two months' duration), night sweats, fatigue, malaise and anxiety. General physical examination including rectum, radiographic examinations of the chest, abdomen and bones (including ultrasonography and CT scanning) was normal.