title: Mycetoma caused by Exophiala jeanselmei. Report of a case successfully treated with itraconazole and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of black grain mycetoma in a 74-years-old man who presented with a 50-yr. history of sinus-tract formation in the right foot. This is the first case of an Exophiala jeanselmeimycetoma successfully treated with itraconazole. In addition a review of the literature on this subject was done.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Clínica, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, Brazil. severo@santacasa.tche.br.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vettorato
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Londero