A CASE REPORT OF MADUROMYCOSIS (PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII) INFECTION TREATED WITH KETOCONAZOLE
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A case of mycetoma of the arm caused by Pseudallescheria boydii in a 56- year-old woman is described. Response to oral administration of ketoconazole was successful.
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volume 2 issue 4
pages 317- 319
publication date 1989-02
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