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1: Rev Iberoam Micol. 1999 Mar;16(1):57-9.Click here to read Links

Mycetoma caused by Exophiala jeanselmei. Report of a case successfully treated with itraconazole and review of the literature.

Severo LC, Oliveira FM, Vettorato G, Londero AT.

Laboratório de Microbiologia Clínica, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, Brazil. severo@santacasa.tche.br.

We report a case of black grain mycetoma in a 74-years-old man who presented with a 50-yr. history of sinus-tract formation in the right foot. This is the first case of an Exophiala jeanselmeimycetoma successfully treated with itraconazole. In addition a review of the literature on this subject was done.

PMID: 18473595 [PubMed - in process]

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