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Candida Albicans Osteomyelitis after Chest Wall Blunt Trauma: A Case Report

Authors :
Fabrizio Minervini
Peter B. Kestenholz
Elmar Fritsche
Alberto Franchi
Source :
Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2021 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2021.

Abstract

Fungal osteomyelitis is a rare disease that can occur in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a patient with a primary rib osteomyelitis after a blunt trauma of the chest wall. Aggressive surgical debridement along with antifungal therapy was the cornerstone of the disease management in this patient.

Subjects

Subjects :
Surgery
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Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906900 and 20906919
Volume :
2021
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.21976e98d7b8418b92d5a65b6771e72b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9987317