Localized osseous cryptococcal infection. Report of 2 cases.
Cryptococcal infection in man is widely disseminated and commonly involves the central nervous system. Primary bone involvement is rare. We report on 2 cases of localized cryptococcal osseous lesions treated successfully by surgery.
Govender
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Department of Orthopedics, University of Natal, South Africa.
Ganpath
V
V
Charles
R W
RW
Cooper
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010000:Osteitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D000666:Amphotericin B