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Unusual infection by anatomical site

MedGen UID:
1691884
•Concept ID:
C5139162
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0032158

Definition

An unusual infection classified by the affected body part. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Intradural cranial congenital dermal sinuses: diagnosis and management.
Aryan HE, Jandial R, Farin A, Chen JC, Granville R, Levy ML
Childs Nerv Syst 2006 Mar;22(3):243-7; discussion 248. Epub 2005 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-005-1182-9. PMID: 16193349
Aggressive surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections.
Carlos GN, Kesler KA, Coleman JJ, Broderick L, Turrentine MW, Brown JW
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 Feb;113(2):242-7. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70319-2. PMID: 9040616

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Merkel cell carcinoma of the anorectum: a case report and review of the literature.
van Wyk AC, Moolla Z, Motala AI, Roberts R, Chotey NA, Lakhi HI, Becker JC
Clin J Gastroenterol 2022 Aug;15(4):740-745. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s12328-022-01648-y. PMID: 35764912
Synchronous oral cavity malignancy in identical twins-unusual coincidence of similarities.
Uddin M, Bowen A, Betts G, Sainuddin S
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;51(5):621-624. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.08.022. PMID: 34481736
Unusual locations of hydatid disease: A 10-year experience from a tertiary reference center in Western Turkey.
Gun E, Etit D, Buyuktalanci DO, Cakalagaoglu F
Ann Diagn Pathol 2017 Aug;29:37-40. Epub 2017 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2017.01.011. PMID: 28807340
Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in the elderly.
Nasr SH, Fidler ME, Valeri AM, Cornell LD, Sethi S, Zoller A, Stokes MB, Markowitz GS, D'Agati VD
J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 Jan;22(1):187-95. Epub 2010 Nov 4 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010060611. PMID: 21051737
Unusual cause of hematuria.
Deka PM, Rajeev TP
Urol Int 2001;66(1):41-2. doi: 10.1159/000056563. PMID: 11150952

Diagnosis

Merkel cell carcinoma of the anorectum: a case report and review of the literature.
van Wyk AC, Moolla Z, Motala AI, Roberts R, Chotey NA, Lakhi HI, Becker JC
Clin J Gastroenterol 2022 Aug;15(4):740-745. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s12328-022-01648-y. PMID: 35764912
Oral versus extra-oral plasmablastic lymphoma: A comparative analysis of 101 cases.
Meer S, Perner Y, Willem P
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Feb;51(2):146-151. Epub 2021 Dec 31 doi: 10.1111/jop.13269. PMID: 34910327
Human papillomavirus-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma: An emerging tumor type with a unique microscopic appearance and a paradoxical clinical behaviour.
Bishop JA, Westra WH
Oral Oncol 2018 Dec;87:17-20. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.10.011. PMID: 30527234
Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in the elderly.
Nasr SH, Fidler ME, Valeri AM, Cornell LD, Sethi S, Zoller A, Stokes MB, Markowitz GS, D'Agati VD
J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 Jan;22(1):187-95. Epub 2010 Nov 4 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010060611. PMID: 21051737
Unusual site of recurrent musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: case report and brief review of the literature.
Drimousis PG, Stamou KM, Koutras A, Tsekouras DK, Zografos G
World J Gastroenterol 2006 Sep 14;12(34):5577-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5577. PMID: 17007005Free PMC Article

Therapy

A rare case of peripheral vascular graft infection by Aspergillus fumigatus and review of the literature.
Zosimas D, Abukar A, Srilekha A
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2017 Jan;99(1):e34-e35. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0286. PMID: 27659379Free PMC Article
Primary Subcutaneous Hydatid Cyst of the Thigh: An Unusual Site With a Diagnostic Dilemma.
Rodrigues G, Prabhu R
J Cutan Med Surg 2016 May;20(3):266-8. Epub 2015 Dec 28 doi: 10.1177/1203475415623778. PMID: 26712931
Reactive eccrine syringofibroadenoma arising in peristomal skin: An unusual presentation of a rare lesion.
Mattoch IW, Pham N, Robbins JB, Bogomilsky J, Tandon M, Kohler S
J Am Acad Dermatol 2008 Apr;58(4):691-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.08.032. PMID: 18342718
Otologic and leptomeningeal involvements as presenting features in seronegative Wegener granulomatosis.
Yildirim N, Arslanoglu A, Aygun N
Am J Otolaryngol 2008 Mar-Apr;29(2):147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.04.007. PMID: 18314030
Unusual cause of hematuria.
Deka PM, Rajeev TP
Urol Int 2001;66(1):41-2. doi: 10.1159/000056563. PMID: 11150952

Prognosis

Human papillomavirus-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma: An emerging tumor type with a unique microscopic appearance and a paradoxical clinical behaviour.
Bishop JA, Westra WH
Oral Oncol 2018 Dec;87:17-20. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.10.011. PMID: 30527234
Streptococcus anginosus group and osteomyelitis: a single centre clinical experience.
Griffin AT, Timbrook T, Harting J, Christensen D
Postgrad Med J 2013 May;89(1051):262-5. Epub 2013 Mar 20 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131663. PMID: 23515349
Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in the elderly.
Nasr SH, Fidler ME, Valeri AM, Cornell LD, Sethi S, Zoller A, Stokes MB, Markowitz GS, D'Agati VD
J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 Jan;22(1):187-95. Epub 2010 Nov 4 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010060611. PMID: 21051737
Unusual cause of hematuria.
Deka PM, Rajeev TP
Urol Int 2001;66(1):41-2. doi: 10.1159/000056563. PMID: 11150952
Bronchopulmonary and mediastinal leishmaniasis: an unusual clinical presentation of Leishmania donovani infection.
Marshall BG, Kropf P, Murray K, Clark C, Flanagan AM, Davidson RN, Shaw RJ, Müller I
Clin Infect Dis 2000 May;30(5):764-9. Epub 2000 May 18 doi: 10.1086/313763. PMID: 10816146

Clinical prediction guides

Traumatic bilateral acetabular fracture secondary to high-energy trauma in healthy adults.
Kenmegne GR, Zou C, Lin Y, Yin Y, Huang S, Fang Y
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Synchronous oral cavity malignancy in identical twins-unusual coincidence of similarities.
Uddin M, Bowen A, Betts G, Sainuddin S
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;51(5):621-624. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.08.022. PMID: 34481736
Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in the elderly.
Nasr SH, Fidler ME, Valeri AM, Cornell LD, Sethi S, Zoller A, Stokes MB, Markowitz GS, D'Agati VD
J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 Jan;22(1):187-95. Epub 2010 Nov 4 doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010060611. PMID: 21051737
Primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus in an HIV-positive patient.
Padula A, Chin NW, Azeez S, Resetkova E, Andriko JA, Miettinen M
Ann Diagn Pathol 2005 Feb;9(1):49-53. doi: 10.1053/j.anndiagpath.2004.10.006. PMID: 15692952
Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma in Mexico: analysis of 135 consecutive gastrectomies in two hospitals.
Herrera-Goepfert R, Reyes E, Hernández-Avila M, Mohar A, Shinkura R, Fujiyama C, Akiba S, Eizuru Y, Harada Y, Tokunaga M
Mod Pathol 1999 Sep;12(9):873-8. PMID: 10496595

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