title: Osseous sporotrichosis.
abstract: We report on four patients with osteomyelitis due to Sporothrix schenckii who were successfully treated with potassium iodide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Rasool
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ngcelwane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide