Scedosporium apiospermum EUMYCETOMA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH ORAL VORICONAZOLE: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE BRAZILIAN REPORTS ON SCEDOSPORIOSIS


Autoria(s): Oliveira,Flávio de Mattos; Unis,Gisela; Hochhegger,Bruno; Severo,Luiz Carlos
Data(s)

01/04/2013

Resumo

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.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000200121

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.55 n.2 2013

Palavras-Chave #Scedosporium apiospermum #Pseudallescheria boydii #Scedosporiosis #Eumycetoma, Voriconazole
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journal article