Candida-septic arthritis in an immunocompetent male child: Report of a rare occurrence
Systemic candidiasis is usually associated with immunosuppression. Fungal arthritis due to candidal organism in an immunocompetent patient is rare. We describe one such rare occurrence in a young boy without any predisposing factors, who developed knee arthritis caused by Candida albicans.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=12;epage=13;aulast=Mardi |