Open AccessCandida Albicans Osteomyelitis after Chest Wall Blunt Trauma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Fabrizio Minervini,
Peter Kestenholz,
Elmar Fritsche,
Alberto Franchi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6900
pISSN - 2090-6919
DOI - 10.1155/2021/9987317
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , surgery , blunt , surgical debridement , debridement (dental) , blunt trauma , rare disease , antifungal , candida albicans , disease , dermatology , biology , genetics
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.
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