Treatment of osseous cryptococcosis report of a case and review of the literature.

Isolated osseous cryptococcosis is rare. We present a case of lytic femoral lesion due to Cryptococcus neoformans in a healthy young man. Such a lesion should prompt a search for more widespread, disseminated disease. Treatment consists of surgical curettage and intravenous amphotericin B or a combination of amphotericin B and flucytosine. Key indexing words: cryptococcosis, osteomyelitis, fungus, amphotericin B, flucytosine.