Coccidioidomycosis fungal infection in the hand mimicking a metacarpal enchondroma

Authors
Huang, JI Seeger, LL Jones, NF
Citation
Ji. Huang et al., Coccidioidomycosis fungal infection in the hand mimicking a metacarpal enchondroma, J HAND S-BR, 25B(5), 2000, pp. 475-477
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN VOLUME
ISSN journal
02667681 → ACNP
Volume
25B
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
475 - 477
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(200010)25B:5<475:CFIITH>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis, an infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis, rarely affects the hand, but we report an unusual case which mimicked the radiological appearance of an enchondroma in the metacarpal. Curettage and bone grafting in combination with long-term antifungal therapy are necessar y for successful treatment of coccidioidomycosis of the hand.