title: Majocchi's granuloma of the face in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Majocchi's granuloma is a condition with chronic erythematous and indurated plaques that is a result of the rupture of a dermatophyte-infected infundibulum as a result of trauma. It is frequently seen on the anterior aspect of the legs of women. Herein, we present a case of Majocchi's granuloma of face, a site rarely involved, in an immunocompetent patient. Diagnosis was confirmed by histological and mycological examination. Histological examination revealed hyphae and arthrospores in the hair follicles and in the dermis with a diffuse dermal infiltrate consisting of lymphoplasmacytic cells, and focal collections of epithelioid cells, neutrophils and mild interstitial edema. Mycological examination confirmed the presence of fungus, Trichophyton rubrum, and the diagnosis of Majocchi's granuloma of the face was made. No concrete predisposing factor was found to be associated with the occurrence of the lesions on the face. However, the history of prolonged veiling of the face by a cloth by the patient, perhaps contributing to the occurrence of lesions on face, is a point of dubious significance.
authors: Department of Pathology, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. pjsgill@rediffmail.com
authors: Meenu
authors: M
authors: Gill
authors: Bhavna
authors: B
authors: Sachdeva
authors: Paramjeet S
authors: PS
authors: Gill
authors: Brijbala
authors: B
authors: Arora
authors: Antariksh
authors: A
authors: Deep
authors: Jai
authors: J
authors: Karan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole