Bursal Sporotrichosis: Case Report and Review

We describe a patient whose prepatellar bursa was infected with Sporothrix schenckii. The infection persisted despite itraconazole therapy and cure was achieved only after surgical excision of the bursa. A review of treatments for bursal sporotrichosis is presented.

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 615 - 616
Main Authors Wang, Jennifer P., Granlund, Kirk F., Bozzette, Samuel A., Botte, Michael J., Fierer, Joshua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01.08.2000
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
Arthritis
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Bursa, Synovial - microbiology
Bursa, Synovial - surgery
Bursitis
Bursitis - microbiology
Bursitis - surgery
Carpets
Female
Human mycoses
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Knee Joint - microbiology
Knee Joint - surgery
Knees
Literature
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Sporothrix
Sporothrix - isolation & purification
Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis - microbiology
Sporotrichosis - surgery
Tropical mycoses
Wrist
Fungi
Knee disease
Infection
Case study
Human
Sporothrix schenckii
Mycosis
Patella
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Sporotrichosis
Fungi Imperfecti
Thallophyta
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Summary:We describe a patient whose prepatellar bursa was infected with Sporothrix schenckii. The infection persisted despite itraconazole therapy and cure was achieved only after surgical excision of the bursa. A review of treatments for bursal sporotrichosis is presented.
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Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Jennifer Wang, Infectious Diseases 111F, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/313983