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OBJECTIVE
To determine the natural history of renal mycetoma (fungal balls) in the neonate.
METHODS
Retrospective chart review of all neonatal intensive care unit patients with systemic candidiasis and sonographic evidence of renal mycetoma admitted to the Duke University Medical Center between
History A 21-year-old man presented with swelling of the medial aspect of the left thigh of 1-month duration. There was no history of fever or penetrating injury in the left thigh. The patient had undergone renal transplantation 7 years earlier and had been taking immunosuppressants since
Thirteen children were treated for 16 cases of proven (8 cases) or suspected (8 cases) invasive fungal infections caused by Candida spp. (9 cases), Aspergillus spp. (3 cases) and mycetoma (1 case). The type of fungal infection was not identified in 3 cases. Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) was
BACKGROUND
Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of tropical and subtropical countries. It is produced by true fungi and actinobacteria. In México, Nocardia brasiliensis is the main causative agent of mycetoma, producing about 86% of the cases; the gold standard for the therapy of mycetoma by N.