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

Blastomycosis is caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus that thrives in moist acidic soil.
Blastomyces dermatitidis is the species responsible for most infections in North America and …

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a life-threatening condition, especially in
immunocompromised children. The role of diagnostic imaging in children at risk for an IFD is …

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

Osteomyelitis and arthritis caused by mucormycetes are rare diseases that rank among the
most challenging complications in orthopedic and trauma surgery. The aim of this work is to …

Aspergillus arthritis is a debilitating form of invasive aspergillosis. Little is known about its
epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory features, treatment, and prognosis. Cases …

Osteoarticular mycoses due to non-Aspergillus moulds are uncommon and challenging
infections. A systematic literature review of non-Aspergillus osteoarticular mycoses was …

Histoplasmosis is arguably the most common fungal respiratory infection worldwide, with
hundreds of thousands of new infections occurring annually in the United States alone. The …

Background The presence of melanin in the fungal cell is a major virulence factor of the
genus Sporothrix since it protects the fungal cells against the defense systems. Aims The …

Histoplasma capsulatum causes pneumonia and multisystemic disease in humans.
Musculoskeletal involvement in histoplasmosis is most often tenosynovitis and rarely septic …