title: Bursal sporotrichosis: case report and review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Granlund
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bozzette
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Botte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fierer
mesh_terms: 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