title: Mycetoma of the scalp due to Microsporum canis: hystopathologic, mycologic, and immunogenetic features in a 6-year-old girl.
abstract: Dermatophytic mycetoma is an extremely rare subcutaneous mycosis. Here, we report the case of a 6-year-old girl with clinical, histologic, and mycologic findings consistent with a mycetoma of the scalp caused by Microsporum canis. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the immunologic and immunogenetic features of a patient with a recalcitrant dermatophytic mycetoma.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina. chiapello@fcq.unc.edu.ar
authors.forename: Laura S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chiapello
authors.forename: Moisés D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dib
authors.forename: Carmen T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Nuncira
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nardelli
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vullo
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collino
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abiega
authors.forename: Paulo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: María F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Spesso
authors.forename: Diana T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Masih
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D008864:Microsporum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents