Successful treatment of black-grain mycetoma with voriconazole.
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.
Loulergue
Pierre
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Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, et Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris V, Paris, France. pierre.loulergue@nck.aphp.fr
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Arnaud
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Dannaoui
Eric
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Dallot
Alexiane
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Poirée
Sylvain
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Dupont
Bertrand
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Olivier
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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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole