Phaeohyphomycosis infection in the knee
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Phaeohyphomycosis infection in the knee☆
Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by cutaneous fungi and rarely affects large joints. This is a case report on phaeohyphomycosis in the left knee of an elderly individual without immunosuppression. It was accompanied by pain and swelling the anterior knee. The case was first suspected to be suprapatellar bursitis, and was treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, without remission of symptom...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2255-4971
DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2016.02.004