Two rare cases of fungal bursitis due to Phialemoniopsis pluriloculosa
Harsh Patolia,
Ekta Bansal
Affiliations
Harsh Patolia
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA; Corresponding author at: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA.
Ekta Bansal
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA; Carilion Clinic Section of Infectious Diseases, Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA, USA; Corresponding author at: Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA.
Fungal infections due to Phialemoniopsis spp. are rarely reported in the medical literature. We report the first two cases of fungal bursitis of the knee by Phialemoniopsis pluriloculosa, which has not been previously reported. Both patients were successfully treated with a six-month course of posaconazole.
