Case Report

Fusobacterium nucleatum Endocarditis Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Abstract:A case of Fusobacterium nucleatum endocarditis in an 80-year-old man is reported. The patient presented with a headache and nonspecific musculoskeletal symptoms and was misdiagnosed as having polymyalgia rheumatica. The diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis was delayed because of an insidious presentation, typical in infections with low virulence micro-organisms. The musculoskeletal…

Posted in: anaerobic 2 elderly 20 endocarditis 8 Fusobacterium 2 polymyalgia rheumatica 2

Case Report

Giant Cell Arteritis of the Female Genital Tract: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

A 65-year-old female presented with constitutional symptoms of fever and weight loss with bilateral adnexal masses on physical examination. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed and subsequently revealed giant cell arteritis involving numerous small arteries in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, paraovarian and paratubal soft tissues, myometrium, and cervix….

Posted in: giant cell arteritis 3 polymyalgia rheumatica 2 temporal arteritis 2
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