title: Scedosporium apiospermum eumycetoma successfully treated with oral voriconazole: report of a case and review of the Brazilian reports on scedosporiosis.
abstract: We describe a case of white-grain eumycetoma caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent host that was successfully treated with oral voriconazole, and we review the Brazilian reports on scedosporiosis.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávio de Mattos
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Unis
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hochhegger
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D021681:Scedosporium; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole