Dermoscopy assisting the diagnosis of mycetoma: case report and literature review

Dermoscopy assisting the diagnosis of mycetoma: case report and literature review

Mycetomas are a chronic skin infection characterized by perilesional edema, formation of sinus tracts, and discharge of purulent or seropurulent exudate containing grains. This report aims to demonstrate the clinical diagnosis (by dermoscopy) of a skin lesion that initially bared no clinical feature...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2014-09, Vol.89 (5), p.832-833
Hauptverfasser: Reis, Larissa Montanheiro dos, Lima, Brunno Zeni de, Zillo, Fernando da Cunha, Rezende, Camila Makino, Fabricio, Lincoln Helder Zambaldi, Pinto, Camila Araujo Scharf
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Sprache:eng
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Acremonium
DERMATOLOGY
Dermoscopy
Dermoscopy - methods
Female
Humans
Imaging in Tropical Dermatology
Middle Aged
Mycetoma
Mycetoma - pathology
Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Mycetomas are a chronic skin infection characterized by perilesional edema, formation of sinus tracts, and discharge of purulent or seropurulent exudate containing grains. This report aims to demonstrate the clinical diagnosis (by dermoscopy) of a skin lesion that initially bared no clinical features of a mycetoma.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143008