TABLE 1.
A review of cases of eumycetoma due to Fusarium species
| Patient origin | No. of cases | Location | Species | Treatment | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1a | Fusarium sp. | 14 | ||
| Cameroon | 1a | Foot | Fusarium sp. | Surgery | 7 |
| Senegal | 1 | Foot | Fusarium solani var. minus | 17 | |
| Somalia | 1 | Fusarium sp. | 6 | ||
| 1 | Fusarium solani | 9 | |||
| 1 | Fusarium oxyporum | ||||
| 2b | Fusarium spp. | ||||
| 1b | Fusarium sp. | 8 | |||
| Jamaica | 1 | Fusarium sp. | 10 | ||
| India | 4 | Fusarium spp. | |||
| Thailand | 1 | Ankle | Fusarium solani var. coeruleum | Surgery | 19 |
| Italy | 1 | Foot | Fusarium moniliforme | Antibacterial therapy | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | Fusarium sp. + Acremonium sp. | 4 | ||
| 1 | Fusarium sp. | ||||
| Nigeria | 1 | Foot | Fusarium sp. | Ketoconazole | 2 |
| Surinam | 1c | Foot | Fusarium sp. | Itraconazole + surgery | 3 |
| Surinam | 1c,d | Foot | Fusarium solani | Itraconazole | 5 |
| Brazil | 1 | Lung | Fusarium sp. | AMBe + itraconazole + surgery | 16 |
| Colombia | 1 | Fusarium oxyporum | Itraconazole | 18 | |
| Israel | 1 | Renal pelvis | Fusarium sp. | AMB + 5FCf + surgery | 15 |
| Brazil | 1 | Hand | Fusarium solani | Ketoconazole | 20 |
a
Probably the same case.
b
Probably one shared case.
c
Same case (13).
d
Granules were not observed.
e
Amphotericin B.
f
5-Fluorocytosine.