Abstract
We report the case of an 82-year-old man with a pathological fracture of the hip caused by infection with Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum. He was treated by a hemiarthroplasty and with oral itraconazole.
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We report the case of an 82-year-old man with a pathological fracture of the hip caused by infection with Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum. He was treated by a hemiarthroplasty and with oral itraconazole.
Volume
85-B No.5 | Pages 732 - 733
Published
01 July 2003
Consultant Physician
Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK.
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Department of Orthopaedics
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