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. 1984 Jun;43(3):508–510. doi: 10.1136/ard.43.3.508

Cryptococcal arthritis and cellulitis.

R D Bunning, W F Barth
PMCID: PMC1001381  PMID: 6742913

Abstract

A middle-aged man with diabetes mellitus and cardiomyopathy developed both cryptococcal arthritis and cellulitis. Unusual aspects included the benign nature of the joint effusion and lack of contiguous osteomyelitis.

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