Myospherulosis.
A young Thai immigrant presented with a mass in the left hip, pain, and difficulty in ambulation. At operation, the mass was found to be a group of cysts containing bizarre, fungus-like structures like those first described in Africa and recently in St. Louis. The cause of this condition may be iatrogenic, resulting from a peculiar reaction to intramuscular injection.
D000328:Adult; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects; D009657:North Carolina; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology