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A case of Petriellidium boydii (synonym: Allescheria boydii) infection of the knee joint is described. It followed a penetrating soft tissue injury with a pitchfork. Such infections are rare in this country and bone involvement has not been recorded previously except in maduramycosis contracted in tropical areas.
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Kemp, H.B.S., Bedford, A.F. & Fincham, W.J. Petriellidium boydii infection of the knee: A case report. Skeletal Radiol 9, 114–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00360494
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