Mycetoma of the scalp: report of a case.
Mycetoma of the scalp in a 10-year-old boy is reported. This is the first report of this infection in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The causative agent, Actinomadura madurae, has already been described in the Kingdom and shown by other workers to affect other parts of the body. The probable pathogenesis is discussed and the need to increase clinical awareness of the condition stressed.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed