Mycetoma associated with Acremonium falciforme infection.
A patient from Vanuatu with a mycetoma of the foot of 25 years' duration is described. Culture of a biopsy specimen from the foot grew a fungus which was identified as Acremonium falciforme. This agent has not been described previously in association with mycetomas in the Pacific region.
McCormack
J G
JG
Mater Misericordiae Adult Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld.
McIntyre
P B
PB
Tilse
M H
MH
Ellis
D H
DH
D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*