Venous thrombosis, peripheral aneurysm formation, and fever in a feral pig hunter with Brucellosis.

Brucellosis is a systemic bacterial zoonotic disease with potential endovascular complications including endocarditis, although multifocal vasculopathy is rare. Moreover, swine-associated human infections are less common since brucellosis was eradicated in commercial swine in U.S.

Diarrheal illness and prosthetic joint infection caused by following consumption of undercooked chicken wings.

species are common causes of diarrheal illness following consumption of contaminated food or unpasteurized dairy products, but subsequent dissemination and joint space infections are rare. We describe a patient who consumed undercooked chicken wings, with subsequent development of a febrile gastrointestinal illness marked by copious, watery stool output. This was followed by acute onset of pain and inability to bear weight on his right hip and leg where he had undergone prior arthroplasty.

Successful Treatment of Olecranon Bursitis Caused by : Importance of Environmental Exposure and Pathogen Identification.

A livestock farmer with a history of arthropathy presented with unilateral olecranon bursal swelling and tenderness. Multiple wound and intraoperative cultures revealed growth of , a Gram-positive coccobacillus, with symptom resolution following appropriate antimicrobial therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of olecranon bursitis caused by this organism.