title: Cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the femur: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Fungal osteomyelitis is a rare opportunistic infection. It exhibits some clinical and   radiological similarities to several other bone pathologies. A diagnostic delay may result in   significant increase in morbidity. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with underlying   hypogammaglobulinaemia presented with isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the femur.
authors: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia. rzabidin@fmhs.unimas.my
authors: A I
authors: AI
authors: Zainal
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Wong
authors: K L
authors: KL
authors: Pan
authors: O L
authors: OL
authors: Wong
authors: M N
authors: MN
authors: Tzar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography