title: Subcutaneous facial mycosis in a child due to Madurella mycetomatis.
abstract: Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous, subcutaneous, inflammatory disease caused by true fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma). Eumycetoma usually affects adult males involving limbs and other exposed body parts. Children represent the least commonly encountered age group with this disease. A case of subcutaneous facial mycosis due to Madurella mycetomatis in a three year old child was diagnosed at the Microbiology department Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, which to our knowledge is the first case reported of its kind. Early diagnosis and timely medical therapy lead to favourable outcome without any surgical intervention.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi.
authors: Sajjad Hussain
authors: SH
authors: Mirza
authors: Adeel Hussain
authors: AH
authors: Gardezi
authors: Yaseen
authors: Y
authors: Khan
authors: M Ameen
authors: MA
authors: Wiqar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020461:Madurella; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000382:microbiology