Torulopsis glabrata osteomyelitis: report of a case.
This is possibly the first documented case of Torulopsis glabrata osteomyelitis. Torulopis glabrata is a common fungus similar to Cryptococcus. It is though to largely represent a contaminant in routine cultures. The patient was a 58-year-old severely debilitated woman with diabetes. To establish a definitive diagnosis, careful culture and positive identification of the causative pathogen from the fresh bone biopsy were required. Treatment with amphotericin B was successful; however, optimally amphotericin B combined with local surgical excision would be the treatment of choice.
D002175:Candida; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography