Post-tsunami primary Scedosporium apiospermum osteomyelitis of the knee in an immunocompetent patient

Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;17(8):e646-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.011. Epub 2013 Mar 21.

Abstract

Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus present in soil and polluted waters that may cause infection by direct inoculation. Osteomyelitis represents a challenge both for diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of post-tsunami primary S. apiospermum osteomyelitis of the knee in an immunocompetent patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Knee Joint / microbiology*
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mycoses / diagnosis
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Scedosporium* / isolation & purification
  • Tsunamis