Small Eumycetic Mycetoma Due to Black Grain

Lopez-Cepeda et al report a case of a 71-year-old male farmer from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, who was seen at the Centro Dermatologico Pascua, Mexico Federal District, with a light brown, dome-shaped, soft nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. Histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of mycetom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of dermatology (1960) 2005-06, Vol.141 (6), p.793-794
Hauptverfasser:	López-Cepeda, Larissa Dorina, Mora-Ruiz, Silvia, Padilla-Desgarennes, María del Carmen, Ramos-Garibay, José Alberto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Agriculture Biopsy Biopsy, Needle Dermatology Edible Grain - adverse effects Follow-Up Studies Foot Dermatoses - drug therapy Foot Dermatoses - etiology Foot Dermatoses - pathology Fungi Humans Immunohistochemistry Itraconazole - therapeutic use Male Medical treatment Mycetoma - drug therapy Mycetoma - etiology Mycetoma - pathology Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Skin Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Lopez-Cepeda et al report a case of a 71-year-old male farmer from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, who was seen at the Centro Dermatologico Pascua, Mexico Federal District, with a light brown, dome-shaped, soft nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. Histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of mycetoma due to the black grain. The small eumycetic mycetoma due to the black grain was treated with 200 mg of itraconazole daily for 6 months, and hepatic function was monitored.
ISSN:	0003-987X 2168-6068 1538-3652 2168-6084
DOI:	10.1001/archderm.141.6.793