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The First Reported Case of Majocchi's Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient

Majocchi's granuloma is a rare condition in which a dermatophyte invades the deeper layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and can often be misidentified and treated as eczema. It has a variable presentation ranging from cutaneous lesions to deeper infections in immunocompromised patients...

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Autores principales: Govind, Anusha, L'Etoile, Nathan, Vasquez, Gustavo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9196528
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Sumario:Majocchi's granuloma is a rare condition in which a dermatophyte invades the deeper layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and can often be misidentified and treated as eczema. It has a variable presentation ranging from cutaneous lesions to deeper infections in immunocompromised patients. No prior cases have described the formation of Majocchi's granuloma with the deuteromycetes, Malabranchea.