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Dermatophyte pseudomycetoma: a case report
Author(s) -
CHRN A.W.J.,
KUO J.W.L.,
CHEN J.S.,
SUN C.C.,
HUANG S.F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb03342.x
Subject(s) - dermatophyte , dermatology , medicine
Summary A 25‐year‐old man presented with several prominent subcutaneous masses in the occipital region of the scalp. He had a long history of tinea capitis and tinea corporis infection. Histopathology of the occipital lesions showed mycelial aggregates in the deep dermis and subcutis. Cultures of the excised material and superficial scales grew a fungus identified as Microsporum ferrugineum . We propose the term ‘dermatophyte pseudomycetoma’ to describe this distinctive mycosis.