Madura's foot in a renal transplant patient: report of a case
NDT Plus. 2011 Dec;4(6):397-8. doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr109.ABSTRACTA 40-year-old kidney transplant male recipient was hospitalized for chronic abscess of the right foot in a context of immunodepression. The patient came from Djibouti and was in Belgium for a few days. He presented a right foot with a swelling localized on the first metatarsophalangeal joint which was excoriated (Figures 1 and 2) and was self-treated ineffectively with various local antiseptics for several months. He was in the operating room for an open biopsy done by plantar and dorsal approach to confirm the fungal infection. Treatment was not started with oral itraconazole because of the good evolution of the lesion. Pain diminished after a few days, and the patient was able to walk after a few weeks. PMID:25984204 | PMC:PMC4421647 | DOI:10.1093/ndtplus/sfr109
Source: NDT Plus - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gr égory Callebaut Luc Hooghe Max Dratwa Source Type: research
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