[Madura's foot (mycetoma)]

Chirurgia (Bucur). 2003 May-Jun;98(3):261-4.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • 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

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Ketoconazole