Abstract
This report describes an unusual opportunistic fungal infection in an immunocompetent young man who had no cutaneous involvement and whose infection was diagnosed 6 years after an accident. The unusual clinical presentation and difficulties in making a correct diagnosis are discussed and prophylactic antifungal chemotherapy is suggested.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Adult
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Amputation, Surgical
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Arthritis, Infectious / surgery
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Arthroscopy
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Biopsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Ketoconazole / administration & dosage
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Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
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Knee Joint*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Mycetoma / diagnosis*
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Mycetoma / microbiology
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Mycetoma / surgery
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Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology
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Osteomyelitis / surgery
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Pseudallescheria*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed