Petriellidium boydii infection of the knee: a case report.
A case of Petriellidium boydii (synonym: Allescheria boydii) infection of the knee joint is described. It followed a penetrating soft tissue injury with a pitchfork. Such infections are rare in this country and bone involvement has not been recorded previously except in maduramycosis contracted in tropical areas.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001203:Ascomycota; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography