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Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025

Diagnostically Challenging Case: Coexistence of Two Zoonoses

Melike Törüyenler-Coşkunpınar and others

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of infected female sandflies. Leishmania species can cause various clinical manifestations, ranging in severity from spontaneously regressing cutaneous lesions to visceral disease, which is fatal in over 95% of cases if left untreated. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) presents unexplained [...] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025

A Case of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Related to Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection

Eren Öztürk and others

Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is a single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the family ­Parvoviridae. It can cause erythema infectiosum, arthropathies, aplastic crisis, immune-mediated rash, and arthritis. Dermatological manifestations of acute PVB19 infection include vesiculopustular rash, petechiae, purpura, glove sock syndrome [...] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025

Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Pantoea agglomerans: A Case Report

Cumhur Özmen

Pantoea agglomerans, a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family, was previously classified as Enterobacter agglomerans or Erwinia herbicola. Pantoea agglomerans is not an obligate pathogen for humans. However, two types of infections [...] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025

Nocardia Ventriculitis: A Rare Case Report

Hatice Hicret Öner-Demetgül and others

Nocardia is a genus of aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria found in soil, decomposing organic matter, and water. It primarily causes infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. Pulmonary infections represent the most frequent manifestation of Nocardia-associated diseases, while extrapulmonary spread often involves [...] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025

HIV-Associated Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Type 6: First Case Report from Türkiye

Zarifa Orta and Arif Atahan Çağatay

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a papulosquamous disease of unknown etiology that progresses from keratoderma to erythroderma, particularly affecting the palms and soles. It is classified into five subtypes. The form associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is defined as type 6. Pityriasis rubra pilaris [...] Read More

Case Report / VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025

Peritonsillar Abscess Caused by Mycoplasma hominis Following Sexual Intercourse: A Case Report

Alexandre Waldmeyer and others

Historically, Mycoplasma hominis was the first mycoplasma species isolated from humans, first identified in 1937 from a Bartholin’s gland abscess. It is a small, coccoid-shaped (approximately 0.5 μm), Gram-negative bacterium that grows slowly in culture. Due to the lack of a cell wall, M. hominis is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. Read More