Bursal sporotrichosis: case report and review.
We describe a patient whose prepatellar bursa was infected with Sporothrix schenckii. The infection persisted despite itraconazole therapy and cure was achieved only after surgical excision of the bursa. A review of treatments for bursal sporotrichosis is presented.
Wang
J P
JP
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
Granlund
K F
KF
Bozzette
S A
SA
Botte
M J
MJ
Fierer
J
J
D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002062:Bursitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery