Mycetoma of the right foot: a rare clinical image
Mohammed Kamran Shaikh, Sonali Borkar
Corresponding author: Mohammed Kamran Shaikh, Department of Community Medicine, Datta Meghe Medical College, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 
Received: 01 Jun 2022 - Accepted: 10 Jun 2022 - Published: 11 Aug 2022
Domain: Emergency medicine
Keywords: Mycetoma, fungi, bacteria
©Mohammed Kamran Shaikh et al. Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article: Mohammed Kamran Shaikh et al. Mycetoma of the right foot: a rare clinical image. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;42:273. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.273.35730]
Available online at: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/42/273/full
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Mycetoma of the right foot: a rare clinical image
Mycetoma of the right foot: a rare clinical image
Mohammed Kamran Shaikh1,&, Sonali Borkar1
&Corresponding author
Mycetoma is a disease caused by certain bacteria and fungi found in soil and water. These bacteria and fungi may enter the body through a break in the skin, often through the foot. We are presenting a case of a 42 years old male farmer, who comes to the emergency department with a complaint of swelling over on the foot. On inspection of the patients´ foot, there was swelling over the foot with the fungal inspection. Skin biopsy and laboratory investigation were suggestive of a mycetoma of the foot. On the confirmation, the patient was referred to the surgery department for further management.
Figure 1: swelling over foot with fungal infection
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