Prosthetic cranioplasty infection due to Sporobolomyces.
I have presented an unusual case of an infected prosthetic cranioplasty due to Sporobolomyces species found to be sensitive to amphotericin B in vitro. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of surgery and antifungal therapy.
Morrow
J D
JD
Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-6602.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery
D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D000666:Amphotericin B