Gonarthritis as only manifestation of chronic disseminated histoplasmosis.
A native from Surinam (South America), known to have a chronic gonarthritis for 20 years, died from an acute disseminated histoplasmosis. His gonarthritis was retrospectively shown to have been due to histoplasmosis. Although histoplasmosis rarely presents as a monarthritis, unacquaintance with this entity may result in fatal acute dissemination of the histoplasmosis.
Van der Schee
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Department of Pulmonology, Hospital De Stadsmaten, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Dinkla
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BA
Festen
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JJ
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged