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Chronic osteomyelitis as a consequence of systemic Candida albicans infection
R B Ashman1, J M Papadimitriou
1Department of Pathology, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands.
Immunology and Cell Biology
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
The yeast Candida albicans is a recognized, though uncommon, cause of osteomyelitis in humans. In a mouse model of systemic candidiasis, osteomyelitis has been found to occur in the vicinity of the inner ear, and to persist for at least 6 months after the initial infection.