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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 12;10(9):e6327.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6327. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Eumycotic mycetoma involving the right foot: A new Tunisian case

Aicha Ben Tekaya  1   2 , Gzam Yosra  1   2 , Olfa Saidane  1   2 , Leila Rouached  1   2 , Salma Bouden  1   2 , Raoudha Tekaya  1   2 , Ines Mahmoud  1   2 , Leila Abdelmoula  1   2
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Eumycotic mycetoma involving the right foot: A new Tunisian case

Aicha Ben Tekaya et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A Tunisian patient with painless swelling and discharging sinuses of the right foot was diagnosed with Eumycetoma after 1 year of evolution. Mycetoma is a neglected disease relatively rare in our country. An early and accurate diagnosis, based on histopathological and microbiological examinations, limits functional and esthetical damage.

Keywords: chronic infection; foot; mycetoma; mycotic.

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Madura foot with lumps and skin ulcers of the medial foot surface
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X‐ray of the left foot showing thickening of the soft parts opposite the lesions.
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CT‐scan coronal image of the rightfoot showing a mass with tissue density opposite to the second intermetatarsal space.
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MRI T2‐weighted sagittal plane image shows multiple nodular hyperintense masses of the dorsum and medial foot.
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