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Published on: March 14, 2014
Eumycetoma caused by Cladophialophora bantiana successfully treated with itraconazole
Alexandro Bonifaz1, Sybren De Hoog, Michael R McGinnis
1Dermatology Service & Mycology Department, General Hospital of Mexico, Del Valle, Mexico. a_bonifaz@yahoo.com.mx
Abstract:
A 57-year-old male presented with dermatosis of the dorsum of the foot consisting of tumefaction, deformity and sinus tract formation. The direct examination of exudates as well as the biopsy tissue, demonstrated the presence of black granules. A dematiaceous fungus was isolated from the lesions and was identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing as Cladophialophora bantiana. This is the second report of this fungus as an etiologic agent of eumycetoma in humans. Clinical and mycologic cure was achieved after 20 months of treatment with itraconazole at a starting dose of 300 mg/day that was tapered during the course of therapy. The patient's isolate had an itraconazole MIC of 0.012 microg/ml.
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