title: Multiple subcutaneous mycetomas caused by Pseudallescheria boydii: response to therapy with oral potassium iodide solution.
abstract: We describe the case of a sixteen-year-old male who presented with multiple subcutaneous mycetomas proven on culture to be secondary to Pseudallescheria boydi., The lesions responded completely to oral potassium iodide solution. To our knowledge this has never been reported in humans.
authors.affiliation: Ohio Valley Medical Center, Section of Infectious Diseases, Wheeling, WV 26003, United States. fkhan@ovrh.org
authors.forename: Fida A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Shahrukh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: Arif R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sarwari
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide