A Surprise in the Left great toe
Keywords:
Eumycetoma, madurafoot, fungal infection, discharging sinus.Abstract
Mycetoma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the subcutaneous tissue. It presents as a local swelling with discharging sinuses containing granules. Mycetoma or madura foot are fungal infections caused by true fungi (eumycetoma).The classical presentation of a mycetoma foot are painless subcutaneous lesion,multiple sinuses and seropurulent discharge containing grains. An accurate diagnosis is obtained by histopathological examination.
Our case was a 60 year old male with left great toe swelling, a rare clinical presentation, incidentally diagnosed to have Madura foot (Eumycetoma).
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3. Desale SS, Nikumbh DB, Kanthikar SN, Surana A. Cytodiagnosis of Primary Actinomycotic Mycetoma of The Foot: A Case Report. Journal of Interdisciplinary Histopathology. 2015;3(1):42-4.
4. Alam K, Maheshwari V, Bhargava S, Jain A, Fatima U, ul Haq E. Histological diagnosis of madura foot (mycetoma): a must for definitive treatment. Journal of global infectious diseases. 2009 Jan 1;1(1):64.
5. Chufal SS, Thapliyal NC, Gupta MK. An approach to histology-based diagnosis and treatment of Madura foot. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2012 Sep 17;6(09):684-8.
6. Cherian RS, Betty M, Manipadam MT, Cherian VM, Poonnoose PM, Oommen AT, Cherian RA. The “dot-in-circle†sign—a characteristic MRI finding in mycetoma foot: a report of three cases. The British journal of radiology. 2014 Feb 13.
7. Jain V, Makwana GE, Bahri N, Mathur MK. The" dot in circle" sign on MRI in maduramycosis: a characteristic finding. Journal of clinical imaging science. 2012 Jan 1;2(1):66.
8. Gabhane SK, Gangane N. Cytodiagnosis of Eumycotic Mycetoma. Acta cytologica. 2008 Jul 1;52(3):354-6.
9. Ahmed AO, van Leeuwen W, Fahal A, van de Sande W, Verbrugh H, van Belkum A. Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis: a neglected infectious burden. The Lancet infectious diseases. 2004 Sep 30;4(9):566-74.
10. Hopps S, Roach A, Yuen C, Borders E. Treatment for a eumycetoma infection caused by Aspergillus in an immunocompromised host: a case report. Transplant Infectious Disease. 2015 Feb 1;17(1):94-7.
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B J, Thanka J, Barathi G. A Surprise in the Left great toe. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 22 [cited 2025 May 17];5(3):C50-52. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/apalm1675
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