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

LAURA S. CHIAPELLO; MOISÉS D. DIB; CARMEN T. NUNCIRAB,; LUCIANA NARDELLIB,; CARLOS VULLOC,; CÉSAR COLLINOD,; CLAUDIO ABIEGA; PAULO R. CORTESA,; MARÍA F. SPESSO; DIANA T. MASIH.

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

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

font face="AdvTT6120e2aa" size="1"> Dermatophytic 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. report showing the immunologic and immunogenetic features of a patient with a recalcitrant dermatophytic mycetoma. Microsporum canis