What Researchers Did
Researchers reported the successful use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a 78-year-old man with Nocardia brasiliensis mycetoma after conventional treatments failed.
What They Found
A 78-year-old man presented with a painless swollen left foot due to N. brasiliensis mycetoma, which did not respond to surgical debridement and high-dose antibiotics. After 19 hyperbaric oxygen treatments administered at 1.8 atmospheres absolute, the infection successfully healed.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
The primary limitation is that this is a single case report, which limits the generalizability of the findings.