Cryptococcal Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Cryptococcal osteomyelitis is extremely rare. When cryptococcal infections occur, they are usually caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and involve the lungs or central nervous system in an immunocompromised individual. However, we report a case of osteomyelitis of the right ankle and right elbow due t...

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Autores principales: Dumenigo, Andrea, Sen, Mitali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8826016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35155030
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21074
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Sumario:Cryptococcal osteomyelitis is extremely rare. When cryptococcal infections occur, they are usually caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and involve the lungs or central nervous system in an immunocompromised individual. However, we report a case of osteomyelitis of the right ankle and right elbow due to C. neoformans in a 29-year-old immunocompetent male.

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