title: Eumycetoma.
abstract: Eumycetoma is a localized, chronic fungal infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is characterized by tumefaction, abscess formation, draining sinuses, and sclerotia (grains) within the abscesses and fistulae. Treatment of eumycetoma is a challenge. Relapse rates are high even when a combination of surgical and medical approaches is utilized. Here we report a case of eumycetoma due to Exophiala jeanselmei arising on the foot of a man from Trinidad, West Indies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brownell
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pomeranz
authors.forename: Linglei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005093:Exophiala; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology