Coccidioidomycosis osteomyelitis masquerading as a bone tumor: A report of 2 cases

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 777-782

  Caraway, Nancy P ^a   Fanning, Christina V ^b   Stewart, John M ^b   Tarrand, Jeffery J ^b   Weber, Kristy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Bone neoplasms; Coccidioido mycosis; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

METHENAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS;

EID: 0141818202     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326605     Document Type: Article

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