title: [Osteomyelitis from Cryptococcus neoformans].
abstract: A forty-three-year old patient suspected of having a bone tumor in his left femur, was submitted to the hospital. However, osteomyelitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans has been demonstrated by culture. The history of the patient revealed a long-term therapy with corticosteroids due to sarcoidosis. The osteomyelitis was treated with fluconazole (200 mg daily p.o.) for three months. Under this therapy the infection resolved.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Cottbus, BR Deutschland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stosiek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bär
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole
vernacular_title: Osteomyelitis durch Cryptococcus neoformans.