Successful Treatment ofSaksenaeasp. Osteomyelitis by Conservative Surgery and Intradiaphyseal Incorporation of Amphotericin B Cement Beads
Keyword(s):
ABSTRACTOsteoarticular mucormycosis cases are quite rare and challenging infections that are mostly due to direct inoculation during traumatic injury among immunocompetent patients. Classic management includes a combination of aggressive surgical debridement, which may lead to amputation, and long-term systemic liposomal amphotericin B therapy. This article describes the successful treatment ofSaksenaeasp. osteomyelitis in a patient with diabetes mellitus, using a combination of systemic antifungal therapy and conservative surgery with insertion of amphotericin-impregnated cement beads.
2003 ◽
Vol 42
(3)
◽
pp. e13.1-e13.4
◽
2000 ◽
Vol 159
(9)
◽
pp. 676-678
◽
1999 ◽
Vol 108
(2)
◽
pp. 205-207
◽
1992 ◽
Vol 161
(12)
◽
pp. 664-665
◽
Keyword(s):
2017 ◽
Vol 25
(5)
◽
pp. 279-281
Keyword(s):
2007 ◽
Vol 19
(3)
◽
pp. 339-342
◽