Back pain in an Australian farmer: an unusual case of cryptococcal osteomyelitis

Med J Aust. 2023 Dec 11;219(11):523-525. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52165. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

Authors

Michael D Riceman^{1

2}, Caitlyn Sun^{1

2}, John Pierides³, Jennifer Catford^{1

2}, Renjy Nelson^{1

2}, Anushia Ashokan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
² University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.
³ SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA.

PMID: 37963416
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52165

No abstract available

Keywords: Back pain; Bone diseases, infectious; Diagnosis; Mycoses; Opportunistic infections.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Australia
Back Pain / etiology
Cryptococcosis* / complications
Cryptococcosis* / diagnosis
Farmers
Humans
Osteomyelitis* / complications
Osteomyelitis* / diagnosis