[Streptomyces somaliensis mycetoma with craniofacial involvement].
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin from which grains of the causative organism are eliminated via the sinus tracts. We report a rare case of cephalic mycetoma, which presented with an extensive involvement of the skull vault, base and an extradural granuloma. The diagnosis and treatment of the disease are discussed.
Favre
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Service de Stomatologie et chirurgie maxillo-Faciale, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris.
Fleuridas
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Baril
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L
Caumes
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Guilbert
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Bertrand
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D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012886:Skull / Q000382:microbiology*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis