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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(04): 261-263
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90683
Neuroradiology

MRI findings in cranial eumycetoma

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  • Munawwar Ahmed

    Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Jyoti Sureka

    Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Geeta Chacko

    Department of Neurological Sciences and Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Anu Eapen

    Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Cranial eumycetoma (CE) due to direct inoculation of Madurella grisea into the scalp is extremely rare. We describe a case of CE caused by direct inoculation of M. grisea with the characteristic MRI findings of the "dot-in-circle" sign and a conglomeration of multiple, extremely hypointense "dots."

Keywords

“Dot-in-circle” sign - eumycetoma - Madurella grisea - magnetic resonance imaging


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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. Juli 2021

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