Morphological diagnosis of blastomycosis clinically presenting as mycetoma in a young immunocompetent Indian patient; A diagnostic dilemma
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Rakesh K Gupta; Mousmi Agrawal; Archana Keche; Satyaki Ganguly
- Source
- Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 68, Iss 4, Pp 446-449 (2023)
- Subject
- blastomycosis
fungal disease
immunocompetent
india
non-endemic
Dermatology
RL1-803
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0019-5154
1998-3611
Primary cutaneous blastomycosis is very rare in non-endemic regions like India. Only few cases have been reported from India. Herein, we are reporting a rare case of chronic cutaneous blastomycosis in a young immunocompetent male presenting as mycetoma with multiple discharging sinuses in the anterior abdominal wall with no significant travel history.