Musculoskeletal Infections
A 58-year-old patient with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing chemotherapy presents with progressive hip pain over 6 weeks. The patient has been neutropenic for 3 weeks. MRI shows bone marrow edema in the proximal femur with periosteal reaction. Blood cultures and bone biopsy cultures grow Aspergillus fumigatus. Regarding fungal osteomyelitis:
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Fungal osteomyelitis is most common in immunocompromised patients including those with hematological...
Aspergillus osteomyelitis typically occurs via hematogenous spread from pulmonary infection or direc...
Fungal osteomyelitis is easily diagnosed on plain radiographs with pathognomonic features; short-cou...
Diagnosis of fungal osteomyelitis requires tissue biopsy for histopathology showing fungal elements ...
Treatment of Aspergillus osteomyelitis typically requires prolonged antifungal therapy for 6-12 mont...
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