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Majocchi’s granuloma is a cutaneous dermatophyte infection of dermal and subcutaneous tissue mostly localized at trauma-prone areas in healthy individuals. Various species of dermatophytes can cause Majocchi’s granuloma, both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts.

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We describe an immunocompetent patient developing Majocchi’s granuloma caused by Trichophyton tonsurans on the right cheek, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported.

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This page is a summary of: Facial Majocchi's Granuloma Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in an Immunocompetent Patient, Acta Dermato Venereologica, January 2003, Acta Dermato-Venereologica,
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310002819.
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