Cryptococcal Osteomyelitis of the First Metatarsal Head in an Immunocompetent Patient
| Autor: | Choong Woo Lee, Chanjoo Park, Yoon-Chung Kim, Jae Hoon Ahn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Antifungal Agents 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Antifungal drug 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Fungal osteomyelitis Metatarsal Bones Cryptococcus neoformans biology business.industry First metatarsal Osteomyelitis Surgical debridement General Medicine Cryptococcosis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Debridement Female Metatarsal bones business Range of motion Immunocompetence |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 107(3) |
| ISSN: | 1930-8264 |
| Popis: | Most fungal infections primarily occur in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of osteomyelitis involving the first metatarsal head due to Cryptococcus neoformans in a previously healthy immunocompetent patient. She was treated with surgical debridement combined with antifungal drug therapy for 6 months. At 5-year follow-up, she remained symptom free with full range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Fungal osteomyelitis should be considered as a possible cause in osteolytic lesions in the metatarsal bone. |
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