Mycetoma foot

Mycetoma foot

Mycetoma is an uncommon chronic granulomatous infective disease of the skin, dermis and subcutaneous tissues predominantly seen in tropical countries. A patient presented to our hospital with the swelling of the left foot with a healed sinus and a painful nodule. He gave a history of sinuses in the left foot from which there was discharge of yellow granules. Culture of the ultrasound guided fin...

Mycetoma Foot

Mycetoma is a chronic progressive granulomatous infection characterized by a painless swelling, development of sinuses that discharge pus and grains of different colors. It will ultimately involve bone that shows cavities in a plain x-ray. It is important to determine whether the cause is bacterial (Actinomycetoma) or fungal (Eumycetoma) because the former is treated by antibiotics and the latt...

Madura Foot (Mycetoma)

Case of Madura Foot—Mycetoma

On 19tli Mny, a man of about 30 years of age was admitted to the Ulwar dispensary. His left, foot was very considerably enlarged, and presented numerous diseases, some of which implicated the ankle joint. From these openings proceeded a tlii i discharge, frequently or usually containing black gritty particles. Severe local pain was complained of, and the patient's appearance was worn and somewh...

Mycetoma (Madura foot): A case report.

INTRODUCTION Mycetoma is a chronic disease, which is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries. We report a rare case of mycetoma located on the foot of a patient living in a temperate-climate country followed by a short discussion. OBSERVATION A 50-year-old woman with painless swelling in her left foot. The swelling started after a banal penetrating injury on the sole of her left foot 23...