title: Dermatophyte pseudomycetoma: a case report.
abstract: A 25-year-old man presented with several prominent subcutaneous masses in the occipital region of the scalp. He had a long history of tinea capitis and tinea corporis infection. Histopathology of the occipital lesions showed mycelial aggregates in the deep dermis and subcutis. Cultures of the excised material and superficial scales grew a fungus identified as Microsporum ferrugineum. We propose the term 'dermatophyte pseudomycetoma' to describe this distinctive mycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000150:complications