Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Osteomyelitis and Discitis of the Cervical Vertebrae in an Elderly Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review.

While  type B (Hib) is well described in the literature to cause osteomyelitis, non-typeable has not. In areas where vaccination is routine, the prevalence of Hib has declined, whereas, in contrast, the prevalence of non-typeable has increased. Generally, the non-typeable strains are less invasive but can access the vascular system by transmural migration through epithelial tight junctions or by an independent intercellular mechanism.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Ecchymosis: A Case Report.

Extrapulmonary symptoms such as cutaneous manifestations are increasingly being reported in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. The rashes of COVID-19 are usually livedo and purpuric and have been classified into six main patterns. This is the first case reported in Malaysia of ecchymosis associated with COVID-19 occurring on a patient without prior history of coagulopathy.