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Case Reports

Madura leg due to Exophiala jeanselmei successfully treated with surgery and itraconazole therapy

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Pages 648-652 | Received 06 Sep 2008, Published online: 01 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

Exophiala jeanselmei, also known as Phialophora jeanselmei, is a dematiaceous fungus widely distributed in nature. The organism can cause cutaneous, subcutaneous or systemic infections. An uncommon clinical presentation is eumycetoma, i.e., a subcutaneous infection associated with draining sinuses releasing clumps or granules of the fungus. We describe a case of a long standing mycetoma with several draining sinuses involving the left lower leg of a 47-year-old Saudi Arab male. The disease required extensive surgical excision coupled with intense antifungal chemotherapy to achieve cure.

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