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A Case of Majocchi's Granuloma Caused by Trichophyton rubrum

Seong Wook Choe,Yang Hyun Yoon,Seong Jun Seo,Chang Kwun Hong,Byung In Ro
Epub 2016 February 20

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Abstract



Dermatophytes usually do not invade beyond the epidermis. However mechanical breakage of the skin resulting from scratching or trauma and immunocompromised state may allow penetration of the fungi into reticular dermis. We report a patient with an unusual manifestation of Trichophyton rubrum infection. A 39-year-old male presented with 3.5×5 cm sized, erythematous, ulcerated lesion on the left heel for about 1 month. Histologic findings of the skin lesion showed granulomatous change and numerous hyphae in the dermis. Trichophyton rubrum was isolated on the fungus culture. The patient was treated with terbinafine (250 mg/day) for 10 weeks, resulting in the clearing of the skin lesion.



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Majocchi's granuloma Trichophyton rubrum




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