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Author(s) -
Mukesh Kumar,
Manoj Kumar,
Abhishek Arora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znab227
Subject(s) - medicine , mycetoma , foot (prosody) , fine needle aspiration cytology , bacilli , surgery , cytology , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , biology , bacteria , genetics
A 55-year-old male presented with a 6 month history of multiple swellings on the right buttock and sacral region with yellowish discharge. The patient frequently walked bare foot, but denied any history trauma. Fine needle aspirate cytology showed acute dense inflammation, nuclear debris and numerous filamentous bacilli, which on staining revealed gram positive bacilli. What is the diagnosis?
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