Septic arthritis is a relatively common disease, but reports of septic arthritis caused by fungi are still rare and it is often associated with predisposing factors that reduce cellular immunity (alcoholism, cancer, endogenous or exogenous hypercortisolism, intravenous drug abuse). Articular conditions caused by Scedosporium apiospermum are uncommon. Here we report the case of a 32-year-old immunocompetent male with septic arthritis caused by S. apiospermum and review 12 other cases.
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