Tuberculous Spondylitis Caused by Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Therapy.

A 74-year-old man underwent intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy for bladder cancer and later presented with lower left back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed high signal intensity, diagnosed as a cystic lesion in the epidural and bilateral intestinal psoas muscle. A computed tomography-guided needle biopsy and histological examination revealed bacteria from the family Mycobacteriaceae, and Mycobacterium bovis was identified using multiplex polymerase chain reaction.

Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus associated with Coxsackievirus type B1 infection during pregnancy: a case report.

Background: Fulminant type 1 diabetes is characterized by an intrinsic insulin deficiency resulting from the severe destruction of pancreatic β cells and it rapidly leads to ketoacidosis. However, the association between fulminant type 1 diabetes in pregnancy and specific viral infections has not been reported.

Case Presentation: The patient in this study was a 31-year-old Japanese woman, and at 30 weeks of pregnancy she was admitted with marked fatigue.

First Case Report of Possible Sarcocystis truncata-induced Food Poisoning in Venison.

Along with the increase in consumption of raw animal meat, the prevalence of food poisoning is increasing. A 67-year-old Japanese man had eaten raw venison 4 hours prior to the beginning of vomiting. Many white cysts were discovered in the venison, with numerous bradyzoites being detected after the cysts were punctured.