Infectious myositis may be caused by a broad range of bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral
agents. Infectious myositis is overall uncommon given the relative resistance of the …

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

The axial skeleton is frequently the site of septic osteomyelitis, also known as infectious or
septic spondylitis. Its localization, morphologic appearance, and clinical course are …

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are rare in the general population and
are invariably secondary to primary focus elsewhere, usually in the lung or intestine. Except …

Infectious myositis is defined as an infection of a skeletal muscle. Infectious myositis is most
commonly caused by bacteria; however, a variety of viral, parasitic, and fungal agents may …

Bone is the third most frequent site of disease in patients with blastomycosis, and the
vertebrae are among the bones affected most often. We describe the clinical features and …

Study Design. Review of the literature. Objective. To retrospectively examine the frequency
of published fungal infections by species and the treatment algorithms used to eradicate the …

Introduction Invasive mycosis of the central nervous system represent a diverse group of
diseases that have gradually emerged as not only opportunistic infections in patients with …

OBJECTIVES:: To analyze the usefulness of the new azoles for the treatment of fungal
osteoarticular infections, and to report three cases of fungal knee arthritis treated with …

We present a 7-year-old boy with chronic meningitis caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. A
review of the literature revealed 32 cases of central nervous system blastomycosis in …