title: Mycetoma caused by Acremonium falciforme: successful treatment with itraconazole.
abstract: Mycetoma has not been previously reported in Korea. A case of mycetoma caused by Acremonium falciforme in a 72-year-old man is described. The patient had a single, large, well-demarcated, erythematous, swollen, black, escharlike lesion and three small satellite lesions on his right temporal area. He was treated with itraconazole, and all lesions healed with residual scars in 70 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Greer
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium; D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole