Recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum mycetoma successfully treated by surgical excision and voriconazole

Recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum mycetoma successfully treated by surgical excision and voriconazole

Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging opportunistic fungus that can cause localized infection in healthy hosts or severe disseminated disease in immunocompromised hosts. Most cases are reported in Western Europe, Australia, and North America. We report a 52-year-old immunocompetent Taiwanese woman...

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Main Authors: Chi-Hsuan Chiang, Chao-Kai Hsu, Julia Yu-Yun Lee, Tsung Chain Chang, Yuan-Yu Hsueh, Shyh-Jou Shieh, Hung-Mo Chen, Mark Ming-Long Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
Subjects:
mycetoma
Scedosporium apiospermum
surgical excision
voriconazole
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811713000025

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