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Bilateral breast enlargement due to Trichophyton rubrum.

Ali SS, Zafar A, Muzaffar S, Aslam F, Khan JA

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.

Gynecomastia is the most common cause of breast enlargement in males. Trichophyton rubrum is a common dermatophyte, is responsible for a variety of infections, and may rarely manifest as a dermatophytic pseudomycetoma. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who presented with progressive bilateral breast enlargement. This is the first reported case of bilateral breast pseudomycetoma due to T. rubrum. Long-term antifungal therapy with itraconazole was successful.

Published 15 May 2006 in Breast, 15(2): 263-5.
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