Published June 2011
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Journal article
Candida Parapsilosis Arthritis Involving the Ankle in a Diabetes Patient: A Case Report
Creators
- 1. Dept. of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Uijeongbu (Korea, Republic of)
Description
Candida parapsilosis is a rare opportunistic fungal pathogen of the musculoskeletal region. Immune function of almost all patients is severely disturbed. Most reported cases of septic arthritis of joints by Candida involve the knee, especially Candida parapsilosis. To our knowledge, there has been only one case report of Candida parapsilosis involving the ankle presented on only plain radiography. We report a case of Candida parapsilosis arthritis involving the ankle in a diabetes patient which was shown on MR imaging.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- refs, figs, tabs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 587-591
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 43045223
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIABETES MELLITUS; LEGS; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; LIMBS; METABOLIC DISEASES