Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: An Emerging Pathogen of the Respiratory Tract.

BACKGROUND Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has the propensity to cause a plethora of opportunistic infections in humans owing to biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. It is often seen as a co-organism along with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. CASE REPORT A 70-year-old woman with several co-morbidities presented reporting hypoglycemia and dyspnea.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Renal Transplant Patient.

Conventionally, Lactobacillus species are considered as low virulence organisms and rarely cause infection in immunocompetent individuals. However, it might be an opportunistic infection source in immunocompromised patients and can cause invasive serious infections. To our knowledge, there are only a handful of cases in the literature reporting primary bloodstream infection caused by Lactobacilli spp.

Septic Arthritis in the Temporomandibular Joint.

Unlabelled: Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a rare event that has only been reported a few dozen times worldwide. This case is remarkable for septic arthritis of the TMJ joint in an otherwise healthy male.

Case Report: A 24-year-old male presented to the emergency department with periauricular swelling, erythema, fever, myalgia's and generalized joint pain.

Scrotal Swelling as a Complication of Hydrochlorothiazide Induced Acute Pancreatitis.

Background. Scrotal swelling is a rare complication of acute pancreatitis with few reported cases in the literature. In this case report, we present a 59-year-old male with hydrochlorothiazide induced pancreatitis who developed scrotal swelling.