Orbital cellulitis (OC) is a common orbital disease that typically arises from the direct spread of nearby infection and is more prevalent in children than adults [ 1 , 2 ]. Hematogenous orbital cellulitis (HOC), an extremely rare type of orbital …

Both thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are acute life-threatening conditions. They share similar clinical presentations as a bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia, and organ failure, which makes it …

Neonatal septicemia is a leading cause of under-five mortality and morbidity. Globally, of the estimated 6.2 million children under 15 years who died in 2018, about half (2.5 million) occurred in children less than 28 days of life [ 1 ]. Moreover …

Intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation is causally linked with spontaneous preterm birth and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) [ 1 , 2 ]. The frequencies of intra-amniotic infection/inflammation in preterm labor and PPROM are …

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis, is a serious and problematic health issue worldwide, and this parasitic disease is widespread in most Mediterranean countries, West Asia, South America, the Far East, Australia, and East Africa [ 1 – 3 …]. Humans are intermediate and incidental hosts and are infected either through the direct route via exposure to or contact with infected dogs or other canines or indirect routes via consumption of food, water, and infected items on the ground [

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia with an estimated five million incident cases worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. The 2010 global burden of disease study reported that there were 33.5 million patients with AF globally …

Raoultella planticola(R.planticola) is an oxygen-demanding, membrane-free, powerless Gram-negative E. coli [ 1 ],including three known species of lyophilized Raoultella, ornine raoulella and earthen raoulella according to the rRNA and rpoB …

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare potentially fatal illness characterized by impaired natural killer (NK) and cytotoxic T cell function. Patients present with hemophagocytosis, cytopenia, and multiorgan failure [ 1 ]. HLH can be …

Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium found in warm marine environments. The main clinical manifestations of Vibrio vulnificus infection are gastrointestinal illness, wound infection, and primary septicemia. In particular, oral …

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is the causal agent of a serious disease in many marine and freshwater fish species worldwide [ 1 – 3 ]. The virus produces severe hemorrhages in the skin, muscles, eyes, kidney and liver, with mortality …