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Year : 1997 | Volume
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Diagnostic difficulty of isolated osteomyelitis due to histoplasma duboisii: Case Report and Review of Literature
Okey Onwuasoigwe
Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Okey Onwuasoigwe P.O. Box 3336 Enugu Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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Bone destruction by Histoplasma duboisii infection without other evidence of the disease, is often clinically misdiagnosed as cancer.
The diagnostic difficulty of such a case involving the radius, an uncommon site, in a 30 year old woman is described. Controversies surrounding diagnosis, treatment and course of the disease is reviewed. High index of suspicion by practising physicians is strongly recommended.
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