bacteremia in an elderly healthy male.

is an anaerobic gram variable organism, which commonly causes bacterial vaginosis in women. It is uncommon for this organism to cause a urinary tract infection in males. We present a case of bacteremia in the setting of urolithiasis in an otherwise immunocompetent elderly male.

Disseminated Pulmonary with Isolated Muscular Mucormycosis in an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is a serious, potentially fatal fungal infection caused by species in the Mucorales order. Together with candidiasis and aspergillosis, it is one of the most significant fungal infection that carries a high rate of mortality. Early detection and initiation of antifungal therapy with adequate surgical debridement improves the clinical outcome.

Varicella Zoster Meningitis with Hypoglycorrhachia on Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis in a Young Immunocompetent Host without a Rash.

BACKGROUND Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a common viral infection, with primary infection presenting as fevers and pruritic vesicular rash. After staying dormant in the dorsal root ganglia, reactivation can lead to secondary infection. Meningitis is a rare a complication of VZV infection.