Fungal osteoarticular infection (FOI) is uncommon, but its incidence is increasing due to the
growing number of patients at risk. It affects both immunocompetent and …

Osteoarticular complications may occur with a variety of invasive fungal infections, and seem
to be increasing with growing use of prosthetic joints and as the immunosuppressed patient …

Fungal osteoarticular infections (OAI) are unusual but often destructive infections requiring
surgery and prolonged antifungal therapy. These infections involve bone, joints, muscle, and …

Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of
antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no …

Fungal osteomyelitis and arthritis are uncommon diseases, often presenting in an indolent
fashion. Alterations of human flora, disruption of mucocutaneous membranes, and impaired …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes our current understanding of the
medical and surgical management of fungal osteoarticular infections (FOAI). These …

Deep fungi exhibit different degrees of aggressiveness toward joints and bone, most likely
depending on the individual make-up of the respective fungal organism. Immunodepressed …

Bone and joint infection (BJI) is a major global health burden with significant management
challenge. BJI can be divided into suppurative (mainly bacterial infection), granulomatous …

This study reviewed retrospectively the clinical characteristics of 28 cancer patients with
fungal osteoarticular infections (FOAIs) between 1995 and 2005. Most patients (26; 93%) …

The objective of this investigation was to review the clinical manifestations, management,
and outcome of osteoarticular infections caused by dimorphic fungi. We exhaustively …