Fusarium subglutinans: A new eumycetoma agent

Eumycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis mainly caused by Madurella spp. Fusarium opportunistic infections in humans are often caused by Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum. We report a case of eumycetoma by F. subglutinans, diagnosed by clinical aspect and culture, and confirmed by PCR sequencing. The patient was successfully treated with oral itraconazole. To our knowledge, this is the second report of human infection and the first case of mycetoma by Fusarium subglutinans. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V on behalf of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology Open access under CC BY-NC-ND) license.