Mycetoma of the foot caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in an immunocompetent traveler.
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.
Chazan
Bibiana
B
Infectious Diseases Unit; Raul Colodner, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula; Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Colodner
Raul
R
Polacheck
Itzhack
I
Shoufani
Aziz
A
Rozenman
Dganit
D
Raz
Raul
R
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