Post partum osteomyelitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans.
We report a case of Cryptococcus neoformans in a pregnant woman whose initially mild symptoms of infection deteriorated after delivery. This is the first reported case of C. neoformans osteomyelitis in pregnancy.
Annapureddy
Satyanaraya R
SR
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
Masterson
Sean W
SW
David
Huw G
HG
Greig
James R
JR
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole