Osteomyelitis resulting from chronic filamentous fungus olecranon bursitis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 280-282

  Llinas, Laura ^a   Olenginski, Thomas P ^a   Bush, David ^a   Gotoff, Robert ^a   Weber, Valerie ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursal excision; Chronic bursitis; Filamentous fungi; Osteomyelitis; Phaeoacremonium

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHAEOACREMONIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL BURSA; SYNOVIAL FLUID; X RAY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BURSITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 26944471112     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000182197.73637.96     Document Type: Article

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