Metastatic biphasic pleural mesothelioma presenting with cauda equina syndrome.

Patient with previous asbestos exposure on a watchful wait and watch regime presents acutely with cauda equina syndrome. Radiological imaging confirmed a mass with direct invasion of the spinal cord. Histology confirmed metastatic pleural mesothelioma.

A case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to quinolone-resistant Salmonella paratyphi A.

This is a case of a 63-year-old Asian female patient who presented to accident and emergency with a febrile illness 3 weeks after her return from the Indian subcontinent. She was given empirical treatment with ciprofloxacin. Blood cultures grew a quinolone-resistant resistant Salmonella paratyphi A so she was re-called, admitted to hospital and treated with intravenous cefotaxime.