A rare case of Cryptococcus luteolus-related tenosynovitis.
A 68-year-old male with type II diabetes mellitus presented with a nodule over the metacarpophalangeal joint of his right second finger after being spurred on the hand by a domestic turkey 2 weeks prior to onset of clinical symptoms. He was diagnosed with cryptococcal tenosynovitis caused by Cryptoc...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 771 - 775 |
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| Formato: | case study diagnostic images pictorial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2014
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