Acute septic arthritis due to Acremonium.
A case of Acremonium species arthritis in a previously healthy child is reported. This fungus has frequently been implicated in cases of mycetoma and keratomycosis in the tropics, and invasive disease has occurred almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients. The acute presentation of this illness and its successful treatment with IV amphotericin-B are highlighted to alert physicians to this pathogen.
Szombathy
S P
SP
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chez
M G
MG
Laxer
R M
RM
D000164:Acremonium; D000208:Acute Disease; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications