Mycetoma sans sinuses

Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infection involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone. The hallmark of mycetoma is tumefaction, draining sinuses and the presence of microcolonies called grains. Sinuses develop in all patients with mycetoma within a year of the appearance of the lesion. The fo...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 143 - 144
Main Authors Saha, Sudipta, Dhar, Anita, Karak, A K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2006
Scientific Scholar
Subjects
Care and treatment
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycetoma
Mycetoma - diagnosis
Mycetoma - pathology
Risk factors
India
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Summary:Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infection involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone. The hallmark of mycetoma is tumefaction, draining sinuses and the presence of microcolonies called grains. Sinuses develop in all patients with mycetoma within a year of the appearance of the lesion. The following case is reported as no sinuses had developed despite the presence of the lesion for 9 years, posing a diagnostic dilemma.
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ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.25642