title: Improvement of eumycetoma with itraconazole.
abstract: Treatment of eumycetoma, both medical and surgical, is difficult and often unsuccessful. We describe a case of maduromycosis, 18 years in duration, with significant improvement after 6 months of itraconazole therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Resnik
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Burdick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole