Mycetoma of the Foot due to Fusarium sp. Treated with Oral Ketoconazole

Florence Baudraz-Rosselet, Michel Monod, Luca Borradori, J.M. Ginalsky, B. Vion, C. Boccard, E. Frenk

Dermatology · 2009 · 21 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

We report the case of a 30-year-old Nigerian patient with mycetoma of the foot without bone involvement caused by Fusarium sp..Long-term administration of ketoconazole produced a significant improvement with good clinical and biological tolerance.