title: Post-tsunami primary Scedosporium apiospermum osteomyelitis of the knee in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus present in soil and polluted waters that may cause infection by direct inoculation. Osteomyelitis represents a challenge both for diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of post-tsunami primary S. apiospermum osteomyelitis of the knee in an immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Bologna, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, Bologna, Italy. andrea.angelini83@libero.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D057192:Tsunamis