Fusarium osteomyelitis of the foot in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis is among the most common and serious complications in patients with diabetes mellitus. It is often a polymicrobial infection. We report the first case of foot osteomyelitis in a diabetic patient caused by Fusarium solani.
Bader
Mazen
M
Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. mbader@kumc.edu
Jafri
A Khatib
AK
Krueger
Todd
T
Kumar
Vinutha
V
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents