Cranial and epidural mycetoma caused by streptomyces somaliensis.
The authors report a rare case of cranial and intracranial mycetoma which presented with occipital sinuses, extensive involvement of skull vault and base, an extradural granuloma and intracranial hypertension. Radiological appearances are reviewed. The computerized tomography findings are the first of their kind for this condition. The diagnosis and treatment of this disease are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013302:Streptomyces; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed