Mycetoma of the scalp due to Microsporum canis: hystopathologic, mycologyc, and immunogenetic features in a 6-year-old girl

LAURA S. CHIAPELLO, MOISÉS D. DIB, CARMEN T. NUNCIRA, LUCIANA NARDELLI , CARLOS VULLO, CÉSAR COLLINO, CLAUDIO ABIEGA, PAULO R. CORTES, MARÍA F. SPESSO, DIANA T. MASIH

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Lugar: Nueva York; Año: 2011 vol. 70 p. 145 - 145

ermatophytic mycetoma is an extremely rare subcutaneous mycosis. Here, we report the case of a 6-year-old girl with clinical, histologic, and mycologic findings consistent with a mycetoma of the scalp caused by Microsporum canis. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the immunologic and immunogenetic features of a patient with a recalcitrant dermatophytic mycetoma.