Multiple Subcutaneous Mycetomas caused by Pseudallescheria boydii: Response to therapy with oral potassium iodide solution

SummaryWe describe the case of a sixteen-year-old male who presented with multiple subcutaneous mycetomas proven on culture to be secondary to Pseudallescheria boydi., The lesions responded completely to oral potassium iodide solution. To our knowledge this has never been reported in humans.