Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus.
Takaaki KobayashiEricka LawlerHasan SamraBradley FordPoorani SekarPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
Fungal periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are rare but associated with significant mortality. We report a case of a finger PJI secondary to Aspergillus terreus in an immunocompetent patient with soil exposure, successfully treated with surgical debridement and voriconazole. Identification of A terreus is important because of intrinsic amphotericin B resistance.