Infection of the olecranon bursa by Anthopsis deltoidea.
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Anthopsis deltoidea was found to be the cause of an olecranon bursitis in a 79-year-old golfer. Serial histological sections of the olecranon bursa showed faintly stained, brown-walled, septate, hyphal elements in the centers of the necrotic debris. The combination of bursectomy and flucytosine treatment cured the infection.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 20 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984