© 1999 Canadian Medical Association ing sinuses. The initial wound was debrided and
closed with a drain in place. The majority of the plantar swelling appeared to extend over an …

A case is reported in a 51-yr-old male farmer who developed P. boydii foot infection
following trauma to the foot when it was stabbed with a dung fork. The foot became swollen …

Seven patients infected with Pseudallescheria boydii were treated with oral ketoconazole,
200 to 600 mg/day for one to 13 months. Five patients had pulmonary infections; two had …

Pseudoallescheria boydii, a fungus often isolated from soil, commonly causes a mycetoma.
Successful treatment involves resection of the infected area and appropriate antifungal …

Pseudallescheria boydii is a recognized cause of mycetoma, a chronic fungal disease that
usually affects the extremities. Isolated case reports have also implicated P. boydii in …

A case is reported in a 63-year-old man from Belgium with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia,
who was receiving corticoid therapy for haemolytic anaemia. The patient presented in 1994 …

A case in a 46-yr-old man is reported. The patient was admitted to hospital after sustaining
injury to the calvarium after being hit by a tree limb. A large subdural haematoma was …

This report describes an unusual opportunistic fungal infection in an immunocompetent
young man who had no cutaneous involvement and whose infection was diagnosed 6 years …

Pseudallescheria boydii is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus. We report a case of cutaneous
P. boydii infection of the left knee in a 79-year-old Japanese man who was receiving oral …

Five cases of Pseudallescheria boydii infection are reported from the northern part of the
United Kingdom. None of the patients had travelled abroad. Three cases of otitis in which P …