RESUMEN

Fungal osteomyelitis is a rare opportunistic infection. It exhibits some clinical and radiological similarities to several other bone pathologies. A diagnostic delay may result in significant increase in morbidity. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with underlying hypogammaglobulinaemia presented with isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the femur.

Asunto(s)

Criptococosis/diagnóstico , Criptococosis/patología , Cryptococcus/aislamiento & purificación , Fémur/patología , Osteomielitis/diagnóstico , Osteomielitis/patología , Adulto , Agammaglobulinemia/complicaciones , Agammaglobulinemia/diagnóstico , Biopsia , Criptococosis/microbiología , Fémur/diagnóstico por imagen , Histocitoquímica , Humanos , Masculino , Microscopía , Osteomielitis/microbiología , Radiografía

RESUMEN

Fungal osteomyelitis is a rare opportunistic infection. It exhibits some clinical and radiological similarities to several other bone pathologies. A diagnostic delay may result in significant increase in morbidity. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with underlying hypogammaglobulinaemia presented with isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the femur.