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A 78-year-old man developed right knee pain and swelling without other systemic symptoms. He had travelled frequently to the Central Valley of California. He was diagnosed with coccidioidomycosis based on… Click to show full abstract
A 78-year-old man developed right knee pain and swelling without other systemic symptoms. He had travelled frequently to the Central Valley of California. He was diagnosed with coccidioidomycosis based on joint fluid culture. Coccidioidal complement fixation antibody titres were extremely elevated. Arthroscopic debridement and fluconazole therapy did not lead to satisfactory improvement. Subsequent open debridement and change to itraconazole was followed by resolution of clinical signs of infection.
Keywords:
coccidioides immitis;
immitis septic;
knee arthritis;
knee;
septic knee
Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2018
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