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

Reis, Larissa Montanheiro dos; Lima, Brunno Zeni de; Zillo, Fernando da Cunha; Rezende, Camila Makino; Fabricio, Lincoln Helder Zambaldi; Pinto, Camila Araujo Scharf

Reis, Larissa Montanheiro dos; Lima, Brunno Zeni de; Zillo, Fernando da Cunha; Rezende, Camila Makino; Fabricio, Lincoln Helder Zambaldi; Pinto, Camila Araujo Scharf.

Reis, Larissa Montanheiro dos; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR
Lima, Brunno Zeni de; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR
Zillo, Fernando da Cunha; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR
Rezende, Camila Makino; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR
Fabricio, Lincoln Helder Zambaldi; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR
Pinto, Camila Araujo Scharf; Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná. Curitiba. BR

An. bras. dermatol ; 89(5): 832-833, Sep-Oct/2014. graf

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-720795

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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.

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Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Dermoscopy/methods; Mycetoma/pathology; Skin/pathology

Acremonium; Dermoscopy; Mycetoma

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Dermoscopy / Mycetoma Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná/BR

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