Zygomycosis of the scalp caused by Rhizopus oryzae presenting as kerion in an immunocompetent child

• Main Authors: Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao (Author), Vangali Srikanth Reddy (Author), Karnam Aparna (Author), Ruhi Haqqani (Author), Kranthi Jagadevapuram (Author), Sneha Gupta (Author), Kousar Fathima (Author), M Tejal (Author), Divyaparimala Muppirala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Deep mycosis of the scalp caused by Rhizopus oryzae mimicking kerion is rare. Herein, we report a case of such infection in a 5-year-old immunocompetent boy who presented with multiple painful boggy swellings with discharging sinuses on the scalp of 4 months' duration. Purulent discharge from t...