Mycetoma caused by Exophiala jeanselmei. Report of a case successfully treated with itraconazole and review of the literature.
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.
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Laboratório de Microbiologia Clínica, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, Brazil. severo@santacasa.tche.br.
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