Erosive candida arthritis in a patient with disseminated candidiasis.
Candida arthritis of the knee joint of 9 months' duration is described in a leukemic patient. Examination of the joint at autopsy revealed no signs of osteomyelitis, despite the chronicity of the arthritic process, and only minimal fungal invasion of the cartilage in a eroded area.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male