title: Successful treatment of black-grain mycetoma with voriconazole.
abstract: Fungal mycetoma (or eumycetoma) are endemic diseases in tropical areas that have economic effects because of their chronic and disabling evolution. Classic treatments include surgery and antifungal drugs, but these have multiple side effects. We report a case of black-grain fungal mycetoma successfully treated with voriconazole without side effects. The duration of the treatment remains unclear, but must be prolonged because of the frequency of relapses.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, et Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris V, Paris, France. pierre.loulergue@nck.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loulergue
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hot
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dannaoui
authors.forename: Alexiane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dallot
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poirée
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lortholary
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D020461:Madurella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole