Painless swelling of the forefoot and recurrent subcutaneous abscesses of the lower leg-Two distinct presentations illustrating the spectrum of eumycetoma in a nonendemic country

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Apr 13;11(4):e0005360. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005360. eCollection 2017 Apr.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / etiology
  • Abscess / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Eritrea / epidemiology
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis
  • Foot Diseases / epidemiology
  • Foot Diseases / microbiology*
  • Foot Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Itraconazole / administration & dosage
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mycetoma / diagnosis
  • Mycetoma / epidemiology*
  • Mycetoma / pathology*
  • Mycetoma / therapy
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.