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Majocchi's granuloma
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a distinctive variant of ringworm resembling a carbuncle or a kerion
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essentially a granulomatous folliculitis and perifolliculitis caused by
T. rubrum
or
T. mentagrophytes
invading into hair follicles
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women who shave their legs
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often KOH(-); requires PO therapy