A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot
A 45-year-old male presented with history of multiple swellings over the foot with sinuses discharging seropurulent pus. Actinomadura madurae was demonstrated and identified by microbiological culture from the pus obtained directly of the lesion. This case is reported to emphasize the importance of...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2009-02-01
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| author | Ragini Tilak Sanjay Singh Atul Garg Jaya Bassi Vijai Tilak Anil K. Gulati |
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| description | A 45-year-old male presented with history of multiple swellings over the foot with sinuses discharging seropurulent pus. Actinomadura madurae was demonstrated and identified by microbiological culture from the pus obtained directly of the lesion. This case is reported to emphasize the importance of laboratory diagnosis in the management and assessment of the prognosis of such cases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67e3fe484285440ea9bcc055e5e6ccb02025-08-20T02:57:12ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802009-02-0130110.3855/jidc.108A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right footRagini Tilak0Sanjay Singh1Atul GargJaya BassiVijai TilakAnil K. GulatiDepartments of Microbiology, Banaras Hindu University, Caranasi 221005, U.PDepartment of Dermatology, Banaras Hindu University, Caranasi 221005, U.PA 45-year-old male presented with history of multiple swellings over the foot with sinuses discharging seropurulent pus. Actinomadura madurae was demonstrated and identified by microbiological culture from the pus obtained directly of the lesion. This case is reported to emphasize the importance of laboratory diagnosis in the management and assessment of the prognosis of such cases.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/108Actinomadura maduraemycetoma |
| spellingShingle | Ragini Tilak Sanjay Singh Atul Garg Jaya Bassi Vijai Tilak Anil K. Gulati A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Actinomadura madurae mycetoma |
| title | A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| title_full | A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| title_fullStr | A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| title_short | A case of Actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| title_sort | case of actinomycotic mycetoma involving the right foot |
| topic | Actinomadura madurae mycetoma |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/108 |
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