Lobomycosis successfully treated with posaconazole

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun;88(6):1207-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0428. Epub 2013 Apr 1.

Abstract

Lobomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis for which no standard treatment is available to date. We describe a patient in Peru with lobomycosis on the left earlobe that was successfully treated with posaconazole for 27 months. No evidence of recurrence was observed after five years of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lacazia / isolation & purification
  • Lobomycosis / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Peru
  • Recurrence
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Triazoles
  • posaconazole