[Granulomatous hepatitis revealing a Mycobacterium bovis widespread infection following intravesical BCG therapy].

Introduction: Intravesical therapy with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has proved to be effective in the treatment of superficial bladder tumors. Side-effects include local infections and rarely disseminated BCG infection with multiple end organ complications such as granulomatous hepatitis, pneumonitis, aortitis and bone marrow involvement.

Case Report: We report an 83-year-old man who presented with chronic granulomatous hepatitis.

Cervical spondylitis and spinal abscess due to Actinomyces meyeri.

Human actinomycosis with involvement of the spine is a rare condition although it has been first described a long time ago. It is probably underrecognized since its clinical presentation is often misleading and accurate bacteriological diagnosis is challenging. We herein report a rare case of cervical actinomycosis with paravertebral abscess and spondylitis imputed to an infection by Actinomyces meyeri in a 52-year-old immunocompetent Caucasian man.

Hypereosinophilic syndrome - lymphocytic variant transforming into peripheral T-cell lymphoma with severe oral manifestations.

Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease defined by organ damage directly attributable to hypereosinophilia of any type. Here, we report for the first time the case of a patient with a lymphocytic type of HES (HES-L) who had liver, skin, spleen, lung, bone marrow, digestive track, and mouth involvement. Associated T-cells displayed an aberrant CD30+ phenotype and were monoclonal.

Pulmonary streptomyces infection in patient with sarcoidosis, France, 2012.

TO THE EDITOR: Streptomyces spp. are aerobic, gram-positive bacteria of the order Actinomycetales, known for their ability to produce antimicrobial molecules such as streptomycin. Streptomyces spp.