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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-1
pubmed:abstractText
Hansenula anomala (H. anomaly) is part of the normal flora in the alimentary tract and throat. It has been reported to be an organism causing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. However, cases of fungal arthritis caused by H. anomala are rare. We encountered a case of H. anomala arthritis in a 70-year-old man who was treated with an empirical antibiotic treatment and surgery under the impression of septic arthritis. However, the patient did not improve after antibiotic therapy and surgery. Consequently, knee joint aspiration was performed again, which identified fungal arthritis caused by H. anomala. It was treated successfully with amphotericin B and fluconazole. When treating arthritis patients with diabetes, it is important to consider the possibility of septic arthritis by H. anomala and provide the appropriate treatment.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
2005-4408
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of fungal arthritis caused by Hansenula anomala.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cheju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports