The successful treatment of microscopic polyangiitis associated with non-tuberculous mycobacterial-pulmonary disease.

While the incidence and prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial-pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) are increasing and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is common in East Asian countries, case reports of MPA associated with NTM-PD are limited. A 72-year-old male receiving treatment for NTM-PD with antibiotics was referred to our hospital with fever and arthralgia that developed a few months previously. A blood test revealed the presence of the myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) and renal impairment.

Skin and soft tissue infections and bacteremia caused by Vibrio cincinnatiensis.

is a halophilic species found in marine and estuarine environments worldwide. It is a rare pathogen whose impact on humans has remained unclear; only two cases of infection have been reported in humans, so far. A 63-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with fever and dyspnea.