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  • Title: Arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Candida albicans: a case report.
    Author: Lertratanakul Y, Glassford GH, Rubinstein HM.
    Journal: J Rheumatol; 1977; 4(3):317-20. PubMed ID: 336887.
    Abstract:
    A case of Candida albicans arthritis involving a knee and cuneiform bone is presented. As with other forms of candidiasis, multiple antibiotic treatment and hyperalimentation predisposed to the infection. Fourteen previously published cases are reviewed. The knee is the most common site of infection and there is a high frequency of associated osteomyelitis. Treatment with both amphotericin and 5-fluorocytosine seems to be effective. The case presented was treated successfully with a small dose of amphotericin followed by five and one-half months of 5-fluorocytosine.
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