The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient
Majocchi’s granuloma is a rare condition in which a dermatophyte invades the deeper layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and can often be misidentified and treated as eczema. It has a variable presentation ranging from cutaneous lesions to deeper infections in immunocompromised patients. No...
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| description | Majocchi’s granuloma is a rare condition in which a dermatophyte invades the deeper layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and can often be misidentified and treated as eczema. It has a variable presentation ranging from cutaneous lesions to deeper infections in immunocompromised patients. No prior cases have described the formation of Majocchi’s granuloma with the deuteromycetes, Malabranchea. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1597222c28574636a8704db2ff8b6f652025-02-03T01:32:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/91965289196528The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent PatientAnusha Govind0Nathan L’Etoile1Gustavo Vasquez2Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1015 Chestnut St., Suite 1020, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USASidney Kimmel College of Medicine, 1025 Walnut St., Suite 116, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAThomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1015 Chestnut St., Suite 1020, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAMajocchi’s granuloma is a rare condition in which a dermatophyte invades the deeper layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue and can often be misidentified and treated as eczema. It has a variable presentation ranging from cutaneous lesions to deeper infections in immunocompromised patients. No prior cases have described the formation of Majocchi’s granuloma with the deuteromycetes, Malabranchea.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9196528 |
| spellingShingle | Anusha Govind Nathan L’Etoile Gustavo Vasquez The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full | The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_fullStr | The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_short | The First Reported Case of Majocchi’s Granuloma with Malbranchea sp. in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_sort | first reported case of majocchi s granuloma with malbranchea sp in an immunocompetent patient |
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