Madura's foot (mycetoma)

Mycetoma is a chronic disorder involving the skin, bones and soft tissues and is characterized by multiple discharge sinuses, nodules and swelling of the affected part. It may be caused by actinomycetes or eumycetes. It most commonly involves the foot but occasionally involve the hands, back or shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) Romania : 1990), 2003-05, Vol.98 (3), p.261-264
Hauptverfasser:	Mercuţ, D, Tiţa, C, Ianoşi, G, Ianoşi, Simona, Tiţa, Mihaela
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng ; rum
Schlagworte:	Aged Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Foot Dermatoses - drug therapy Foot Dermatoses - microbiology Foot Dermatoses - pathology Fusarium - isolation & purification Humans Ketoconazole - therapeutic use Male Mycetoma - drug therapy Mycetoma - microbiology Mycetoma - pathology Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycetoma is a chronic disorder involving the skin, bones and soft tissues and is characterized by multiple discharge sinuses, nodules and swelling of the affected part. It may be caused by actinomycetes or eumycetes. It most commonly involves the foot but occasionally involve the hands, back or shoulders. We describe a 66-year-old male agricultural worker, hospitalized in Military Hospital of Craiova, for leg amputation caused by the disease evolution without response at treatment that was initiated 20 years ago.
ISSN:	1221-9118