title: Mycetoma of the foot caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in an immunocompetent traveler.
abstract: Cylindrocarpon is a cosmopolitan soil fungus, which rarely causes human disease. It has infrequently been reported as causing keratitis, mycetoma, osteomyelitis and peritonitis in chronic peritoneal ambulatory dialysis patients and disseminated infection in leukemic neutropenic hosts. This report describes a case of invasive infection caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola, localized in the right foot of an otherwise immunocompetent traveler.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit; Raul Colodner, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula; Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Bibiana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chazan
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colodner
authors.forename: Itzhack
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Polacheck
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoufani
authors.forename: Dganit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rozenman
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006999:Hypocreales; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007214:Indonesia; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D002052:Myanmar; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014195:Travel