A Canker Barking at the Wrong Knee: Thyronectria austroamericana Septic Arthritis

Sasinuch Rutjanawech, Carlos Mejia-Chew, Chapelle Ayres, Andrej Spec

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Abstract

The mold Thyronectria austroamericana is a plant pathogen that causes canker in honey locust trees. We describe the first case of this mold causing septic arthritis in humans.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberofab381
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume8
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2021

Keywords

  • Thyronectria austroamericana
  • fungal septic arthritis

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