Mycetoma — Madura Foot

Green, Raymond; Bolton, T. C.; Woolsey, Carrie

doi:10.1097/00000658-194811000-00023

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“…[6] Pinoy in 1913 recognized the possibility of classifying cases of mycetoma by grouping the causative organisms. [2] Usually the dorsal aspect of the foot is involved, but lesions of the hand, leg, torso, arm, and thigh have also been reported, lesions of scalp with involvement of cranial bones and brain is rare. When the scalp is involved, the infection usually starts in the back of the head or neck.…”

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“…Mycetoma, the most often affecting lower extremities, is a chronic, localized, slowly progressive, granulomatous subcutaneous infection characterized by tumefaction (swelling), exudates containing grains composed of the etiological agent of the infection, draining to the skin surface via interconnected sinus tracts, and deformity. [1,2] It is caused either by fungi (eumycotic mycetoma) or filamentous higher bacteria (actinomycotic mycetoma). More than 20 species of fungi and bacteria have been identified as etiologic agents.…”

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Atypical craniocerebral eumycetoma: A case report and review of literature

et al. 2015

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Craniocerebral eumycetomas are rare. They usually present with scalp swelling and discharging sinuses. Radiologically, they present as space-occupying lesions. We report a case of eumycetoma involving the left parietal cortex, bone, and subcutaneous tissue in a young male, farm laborer, who presented with seizures and blurring of vision. Imaging showed a dural based lesions enhancing moderately on contrast. To the best of our knowledge and belief, ours is the first published case in the English Literature where a eumycetoma has presented as a mass lesion without discharging sinuses. It is imperative to keep such atypical features of an infective etiology in mind because they may be one of differentials of “dural” based lesions where only a biopsy may suffice in the absence of significant mass effect to prove the diagnosis.

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