A challenging diagnosis: The overlap of hepatorenal polycystic disease and amebiasis [0.03%]
富有挑战性的诊断：肝肾多囊病与阿米巴病的重叠
Marie Jumpertz,Coralie L&#x;Ollivier,Estelle Menu
Marie Jumpertz
A 71-year-old retired man returning from Senegal was found to have multiple hepatorenal cysts associated with a colonic mass on CT. Initially misdiagnosed, stool and abscess puncture analyses revealed intestinal and extraintestinal amebiasi...
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IDCases. 2026 Feb 6:43:e02511. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02511 2026
Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: A case report [0.03%]
万古霉素耐药的肠球菌性化脓性眼内炎一例报告
Athina Droulia,Foteini Gyftaki,Panagiotis Stavrakas et al.
Athina Droulia et al.
Introduction: Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare but vision-threatening complication of cataract surgery. Multidrug-resistant organisms present additional therapeutic challenges. ...
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IDCases. 2026 Feb 1:43:e02508. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02508 2026
Atypical genital mpox mimicking a sexually transmitted infection with secondary Staphylococcus aureus infection: A case report [0.03%]
一种罕见的生殖器猴痘病例，表现为性传播感染并继发金黄色葡萄球菌感染：案例报告
Douglas Jaxon Vadner,Monica Bailey,Sidney Smith
Douglas Jaxon Vadner
Introduction: Mpox is an Orthopoxvirus infection with evolving clinical presentations, including genital-dominant disease that can resemble common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Secondary bacterial superinfection...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 20:43:e02503. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02503 2026
Nodular and abscessed pinna in lepromatous leprosy with Type 2 lepra reaction [0.03%]
瘤型麻风合并二期逆反应导致耳郭结节及脓肿形成
Naga Nitya Vangala,Manisha Gedam,Adarshlata Singh et al.
Naga Nitya Vangala et al.
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, with a predilection for cooler areas of the body such as the external ear. We report a man in his late thirties with lepromatous leprosy, presenting with an eight-...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 28:43:e02506. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02506 2026
Type 2 diabetes patient infected by soil-derived Legionella Longbeachae in China: A case report [0.03%]
中国2型糖尿病患者感染土壤来源的Legionella longbeachae病例报告
Anping Hong,Xiaowei He,Min Ju et al.
Anping Hong et al.
Legionella Ltongbeachae is ubiquitously found in both aqueous environments and moist soils worldwide, sometimes causing severe pneumonia. Legionella longbeachae pneumonia can cause severe lower respiratory tract illness leading to fatal out...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 21:43:e02492. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02492 2026
Early recognition and multidisciplinary care in a pediatric patient with acute infectious purpura fulminans due to MRSA: A rare case report [0.03%]
儿童急性耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌感染性坏死性紫癜的早期识别和多学科治疗：一例罕见病例报告
Mian Muhammad Hassan Ahmed,Nighat Haider,Samra Batool et al.
Mian Muhammad Hassan Ahmed et al.
Acute infectious purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare but life-threatening condition characterized by rapidly progressive purpura, skin necrosis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. We present a case of a 4-year-old male child who prese...
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IDCases. 2025 Dec 30:43:e02486. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02486 2025
A rare case of concurrent longitudinally extensive myelitis and retinal vein occlusion [0.03%]
长节段性脊髓炎和视网膜静脉阻塞并发的罕见病例报告
Junais Koleri,Musaed Saad A Al Samawi,Hasan Syed Ahmedullah et al.
Junais Koleri et al.
Neurosyphilis can affect multiple organ systems, but simultaneous involvement of the spinal cord and retinal vasculature is exceedingly rare. We report a 36-year-old man presenting first with unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) ...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 20:43:e02501. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02501 2026
Misleading presentation of tuberculosis in a child with CGD revealing invasive aspergillosis: A molecularly confirmed case [0.03%]
一例通过分子生物学确认的CGD儿童误诊为肺结核合并侵袭性曲霉病病例报告
Marjan Aghajani,Nima Parvaneh,Shahram Mahmoudi et al.
Marjan Aghajani et al.
Background and purpose: Patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) are susceptible to serious infections including, invasive aspergillosis (IA), which remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 21:43:e02499. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02499 2026
Severe neurological complications of leptospirosis, presentation of two cases [0.03%]
钩端螺旋体神经并发症2例报告
Stéphanie M L M Looijaard,Hetty Jolink,Nathalie M Delfos et al.
Stéphanie M L M Looijaard et al.
We discuss two cases of severe leptospirosis, in which the most concerning symptoms affected the nervous system. These cases illustrate the wide range of neurological symptoms that can be seen in patients with leptospirosis, which can affec...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 24:43:e02505. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02505 2026
Clostridium associated emphysematous gastritis: A case report and review of literature [0.03%]
与难辨芽孢杆菌相关的胃气肿炎：病例报告及文献回顾
Roma Tarar,Chinedu Ezekekwu,Chibuike Enwereuzo et al.
Roma Tarar et al.
Emphysematous gastritis is a rare, often fatal infection of the stomach wall characterized by gas formation and tissue necrosis, most frequently associated with polymicrobial infections. Cases with demonstration of tissue invasion by Clostr...
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IDCases. 2026 Jan 25:43:e02507. DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02507 2026