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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 16;9(4):e04064.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4064. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Cystic form of Actinomycotic mycetoma: A new case with a diagnostic challenge

Ahlem Bellalah  1   2 , Nouha Ben Abdeljelil  1   2 , Manel Njima  1   2 , Seifeddine Ben Hammouda  1   2 , Sarah Ben Khalifa  1   2 , Mustapha Koubaa  2   3 , Abdelfatteh Zakhama  1   2 , Rim Hadhri  1   2
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Cystic form of Actinomycotic mycetoma: A new case with a diagnostic challenge

Ahlem Bellalah et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Mycetoma, commonly known as Madura foot, is a chronic granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) known as actinomycete. This disease occurs preferentially in young adults, and it affects the foot in particular. We report a Tunisian case of mycetoma occurring in an old patient, particular by its cystic presentation.

Keywords: actinomycosis; cyst; histopathology; mycetoma.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Gross examination showing a cystic mass surrounded by a thick capsule with a crumbly white fluid
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Mycetoma. A, Histological findings showing a cyst with a fibrous capsule and a content consisting in a chronic granulomatous inflammation (HE ×40). B, Medium power‐view with an acute inflammatory reaction surrounding several basophile grains, strongly suggestive of actinomycotic mycetoma (HE ×200). C. High power‐view showing longitudinal hyphae at the periphery the actinomycotic grain (HE ×400)
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