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Case Reports
. 1995 Feb;20(2):457-60.
doi: 10.1093/clinids/20.2.457.

Articular aspergillosis: case report

L Alvarez  1 , E Calvo, C Abril
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Case Reports

Articular aspergillosis: case report

L Alvarez et al. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Feb.

Abstract

We present an unusual case of osteomyelitis of the tibia and septic arthritis of the knee caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a renal transplant recipient. Although the characteristic joint involvement was present, the synovial fluid was initially sterile and contained numerous pyrophosphate crystals.

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