In this section of our website a medical case (usually from the Infectious Diseases/Clinical Microbiology field) with several teaching points will appear occasionally. The language of this section is English.

The chief complaint, history of present illness, medical history, physical examination, and diagnostic work up are presented in a succinct way in the first part leading to a question for the reader about diagnosis or management (the usual question is: ''What is your diagnosis?'')

Differential diagnosis, final diagnosis, treatment, teaching points, references, and acknowledgements are presented in the second part that appears if you click on the box "Click here for the diagnosis".

While the majority of cases in our website come from our group, occasionally cases from other institutions from Greece or abroad may appear.

For questions and/or comments please communicate with Matthew E. Falagas, MD, MSc, at m.falagas@aibs.gr or matthew.falagas@tufts.edu.

Fever in a patient with liver metastasis of bowel carcinoma 1/11/2007 Lesions on blue skin base 1/10/2007 Severe shortness of breath after PTCA 1/9/2007 Orofacial pain and fever 1/8/2007   Steep elevation of creatinine in a patient with acute flank pain 1/7/2007   Fever, confusion, and headache 1/6/2007 Multifocal myositis in an apparently healthy adult 1/5/2007 Pericardial and pleural effusion 1/4/2007   Recurrent abdominal wall inflammation 1/3/2007 Fever and left lower abdominal quadrant pain 1/2/2007 Streaky lesions after insect bites 1/1/2007 Impetigo-like vegetating nasal lesion 1/12/2006 Rash, abdominal pain, hematochezia, and dysuria 1/11/2006 Periorbital and facial swelling and fever 1/10/2006 Fever, knee pain and calf swelling 1/9/2006 Leg edema and fever 1/8/2006   Shortness of breath in an HIV-infected patient 1/7/2006 Recurrent vomiting and dyspepsia 1/6/2006 Back pain and skin lesions 1/5/2006 Gangrenous, hemorrhagic, bullous cellulitis 1/4/2006 Oral lesion in an HIV-infected patient 1/3/2006

Malodorous vaginal discharge after pelvic surgery 1/2/2006 Calcific constrictive pericarditis 1/1/2006 Scalp necrosis in an elderly woman 1/12/2005 Extensive skin papular lesions 1/11/2005   Persistent Klebsiella septicemia 1/10/2005 Cellulitis of the axillary area 1/9/2005 Recurrent omphalitis 1/8/2005 Not just a usual community-acquired infection 1/7/2005 Painful facial swelling 1/6/2005 Fever and shortness of breath 1/5/2005   Severe panniculitis 1/4/2005 Limitations in the management of aortic graft infection 1/3/2005 Fever and left tibia erythema and pain 1/2/2005 Back pain and fever after facet joint injection 1/1/2005 Recurrent post-sternotomy mediastinitis 1/12/2004 Multiple skin lesions 1/11/2004 Pulmonary cavitary lesion 1/10/2004 Asymptomatic hepatic lesion 1/9/2004 Chronic thoracic spine pain 1/8/2004 Skin lesions after corticosteroid use 1/7/2004