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Calcaneal osteomyelitis caused by Acremonium sp in an immunocompetent adult - A case report
Divesh Jalan1, Mukesh Kumar Saini2, Poonam Elhence3
1Department of Orthopaedics, VMMC Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Fungal osteomyelitis of calcaneus is rare in immunocompetent adults. A case of fungal osteomyelitis of calcaneus in a 19 year old immunocompetent female without any history of trauma caused by Acremonium sp is presented. The patient was treated with surgical debridement, autogenous iliac crest bone grafting and antifungal chemotherapy for 6 months. At latest follow up after 2 years, patient is asymptomatic and the osteolytic lesion is healed with no signs of recurrence. This case report highlights a rare presentation of chronic painful calcaneal osteomyelitis with an osteolytic lesion.
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