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Arthrographis kalrae arthritis: a new case report.

Authors :
Sainaghi PP
Rossati A
Buccheri C
Bargiacchi O
Garavelli PL
Andreoni S
Source :
Le infezioni in medicina [Infez Med] 2015 Jun; Vol. 23 (2), pp. 192-4.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

To date, only 11 cases of infection by Arthrographis kalrae have been described. According to the literature, we report a second case of arthritis caused by this mycete after a penetrating wound successfully treated with voriconazole before arthroscopic knee washout for six weeks.

Subjects

Subjects :
Aged
Arthritis pathology
Arthroscopy
Humans
Knee pathology
Male
Treatment Outcome
Antifungal Agents therapeutic use
Arthritis microbiology
Ascomycota isolation & purification
Mycoses microbiology
Voriconazole therapeutic use

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2532-8689
Volume :
23
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Le infezioni in medicina
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26110303

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