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. Relatamos um caso de eumicetoma por grão branco causado por Scedosporium apiospermum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Gisela Unis, Bruno Hochhegger, Luiz Carlos Severo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2013
Subjects:
Scedosporium apiospermum
Pseudallescheria boydii
Scedosporiosis
Eumycetoma
Voriconazole
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ea74967328324bc6bceb8b1cd1b293d2
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Summary: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. Relatamos um caso de eumicetoma por grão branco causado por Scedosporium apiospermum em um hospedeiro imunocompetente que foi tratado com voriconazol oral e revisamos a literatura brasileira sobre scedosporiose.

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