Isolated iliac cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient.

The article describes a rare case of isolated skeletal cryptococcosis in a previously healthy 46-year-old women who presented with left hip pain of undetermined origin for two months. Topics discussed include clinical background on Cryptococcal osteomyelitis, the manifestation of the infection from both pathogen and host perspectives by in vitro and in vivo assays, and accurate diagnosis of bone cryptococcosis and treatment regimen.