Candida Parapsilosis Arthritis Involving the Ankle in a Diabetes Patient: A Case Report
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curs in immunocompromised conditions such as AIDS, organ transplantation, hematologic malignancy, and diabetes (1). Among the joints affected by Candida, the knee is the most commonly involved joint and few other joints (elbows and hips) have been reported (2). To our knowledge, there was only one report of Candida parapsilosis arthritis involving the ankle, but it had radiographic findings only. We present a case of Candida parapsilosis arthritis involving the ankle in a diabetes patient and describe the MR imaging findings for the first time. Case Report
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