A young boy with unusual foot lump (madura foot)
Author(s) -
Sittampalam Rajendra,
M. Sivashankar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2279-2201
pISSN - 0379-8240
DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v35i1.8355
Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , foot (prosody) , work (physics) , medical education , family medicine , sociology , socioeconomics , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering , tanzania
Mycetoma when caused by true fungi it is known as eumycetoma and that is caused by microaerophilic actinomycetes is known as actinomycetoma. Geographical distribution of Mycetoma reveals endemic pattern in tropical and subtropical areas [1]. It remains as a real cause of disability among population living in rural agricultural area as it is often neglected in the initial stage. Early identification and intervention gives good result.
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