Delayed Diagnosis in a Case of Smoldering Sporotrichal Monoarthropathy
We present the clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings of a 41-year-old male with culture proven Sporothrix schenckii osteoarticular infection of the right knee. Fungal arthropathies are a rare and indolent form of septic arthritis, which often leads to a delayed diagnosis. Early diagnosis and tr...
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Published in | Journal of radiology case reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 17 - 23 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
EduRad
01.01.2019
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Summary: | We present the clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings of a 41-year-old male with culture proven Sporothrix schenckii osteoarticular infection of the right knee. Fungal arthropathies are a rare and indolent form of septic arthritis, which often leads to a delayed diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of fungal arthropathies is critical to preventing permanent functional disability. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1943-0922 1943-0922 |
DOI: | 10.3941/jrcr.v13i1.3520 |