Another case of Aspergillus niger mycetoma foot - Need to revisit causes of black grain eumycetomas

Authors

  • Yousuf Abd Mallick The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Nausheen Yaqoob The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.30.4.2020.1504

Keywords:

Aspergillus niger, eumycetoma, black grains, voriconazole

Abstract

We are reporting a case of eumycetoma caused by Aspergillus niger, which is the second ever case-report to the best of our knowledge and search

Author Biographies

Yousuf Abd Mallick, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Consultant in Dermatology department at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Nausheen Yaqoob, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Section Head and Senior Consultant Histopathologist in Pathology department at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

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Published

2021-01-04

How to Cite

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Mallick YA, Yaqoob N. Another case of Aspergillus niger mycetoma foot - Need to revisit causes of black grain eumycetomas. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2021Jan.4 [cited 2026May3];30(4):686-90. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1504

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2020): October - December

Section

Case Reports

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