Pseudallescheria boydii mycetoma in northern New England.
Mycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous fungal infection characterized by tumefaction, draining sinuses, and grains. It is most common in the tropics but occasionally occurs in the United States. We report a case of a mycetoma affecting the foot of a 38-year-old mentally retarded man from northern New England. The causal organism was identified as Pseudallescheria boydii, the most common cause of mycetoma in the United States. The patient showed a partial response to 8 months of ketoconazole therapy.
Stierstorfer
M B
MB
Department of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH 03756.
Schwartz
B K
BK
McGuire
J B
JB
Miller
A C
AC
D000328:Adult; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009511:New England; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013172:Spores, Fungal
D007654:Ketoconazole