Abdominal Wall Mycetoma Presented as Obstructed Incisional Hernia of Cesarean Section in Eastern Sudan | Zendy

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Abdominal Wall Mycetoma Presented as Obstructed Incisional Hernia of Cesarean Section in Eastern Sudan

Author(s) -

Osama Elhardello,

Elsadig S. Adam,

Ishag Adam

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.656

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1098-0997

pISSN - 1064-7449

DOI - 10.1155/2007/74643

Subject(s) - mycetoma , medicine , caesarian section , histopathological examination , incisional hernia , abdominal wall , sri lanka , surgery , pathology , biology , pregnancy , south asia , history , ethnology , genetics

Mycetoma a worldwide disease frequently occurs in the tropics with the highest prevalence being in Africa. Madurella mycetomatis is the main causative organism of human eumycetoma in Sudan. The legs and feet were commonly the sites of the infection. A 22-year-old lady was presented with painful abdominal swelling around a previous caesarian section scar. A provisional diagnosis of obstructed incisional hernia was put. Histopathological examination revealed macroscopically four masses of soft tissue. Microscopic sections showed grains of Madurella mycetomatis .

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