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Francesco d'Aleo1, Roberta Bonanno1, Angelina Midiri2
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Abstract:
We present a case of rice body formation in the left knee joint of a 2-month-old infant affected by Candida albicans septic arthritis which has never been reported before. Rice body formation has been described in association with rheumatoid or tuberculous arthritis and is very rare in Candida arthritis. After three weeks of therapy with amphotericin B administered intravenously, the infant recovered fully from infection. Septic arthritis is a serious cause of morbidity and for proper evaluation and treatment fungal septic arthritis should be included in the differential diagnosis.
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A rare case of rice body formation in an infant
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Mycology
Background:
- Rice body formation is uncommon in pediatric arthritis.
- Candida albicans septic arthritis is a rare but serious infection in infants.
- Previous reports of rice bodies are mainly linked to rheumatoid or tuberculous arthritis.
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