Articular aspergillosis: two case reports and review of the literature

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Articular aspergillosis: two case reports and review of the

literature.

Steinfeld S, Durez P, Hauzeur JP, Motte S, Appelboom T.

Division of Rheumatology, Erasmus Hospital, University of Brussels,

Belgium.

We report two cases of septic arthritis of the knee caused by

Aspergillus: one by Aspergillus terreus in a cirrhotic patient and

the other by Aspergillus fumigatus after vascular graft infection.

The recovery of these organisms in synovial fluid should be

considered as pathogenic, particularly in immunocompromised hosts.

The pathogenic mechanism is discussed and the literature is reviewed.

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