Pseudallescheria fusoidea, a new cause of osteomyelitis.
Osteomyelitis resulting from a mold infection often presents as a chronic and indolent disease process. Described here for the first time is a case of osteomyelitis of the foot caused by the mold Pseudallescheria fusoidea, which resulted from traumatic implantation after an injury sustained 3 years earlier.
Lindsley
Mark D
MD
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mlindsley@cdc.gov
Guarro
Josep
J
Khairy
Raed N
RN
Williams
JoaAnna
J
Iqbal
Naureen
N
Pancholi
Preeti
P
D000328:Adult; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000382:microbiology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D014404:Tubulin