Zygomycosis of the Scalp Caused by Rhizopus oryzae Presenting as Kerion in an Immunocompetent Child

Deep mycosis of the scalp caused by Rhizopus oryzae mimicking kerion is rare. Herein, we report a case of such infection in a 5-year-old immunocompetent boy who presented with multiple painful boggy swellings with discharging sinuses on the scalp of 4 months’ duration. Purulent discharge from the sw...

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Autores principales: Rao, Angoori Gnaneshwar, Reddy, Vangali Srikanth, Aparna, Karnam, Haqqani, Ruhi, Jagadevapuram, Kranthi, Gupta, Sneha, Fathima, Kousar, Tejal, M, Muppirala, Divyaparimala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31516143
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_551_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31516143
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_551_18

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