Histoplasma capsulatum prosthetic joint infection

Immunocompromised patients are at risk of opportunistic infections. This is a 67-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis and knee osteoarthritis who underwent left total knee arthroplasty in 2009. In 2018 she underwent surgery for presumed aseptic loosening. Inflammation and purulent fluid were found...

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Main Authors: Sandra Rajme-López, María F. González-Lara, Andrea Rangel-Cordero, Alfredo Ponce-de-León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175392300012X