Open AccessEumycotic mycetoma involving the right foot: A new Tunisian case
Author(s) -
Ben Tekaya Aicha,
Yosra Gzam,
Saidane Olfa,
Rouached Leila,
Bouden Salma,
Tekaya Raoudha,
Mahmoud Ines,
Abdelmoula Leila
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6327
Subject(s) - mycetoma , medicine , foot (prosody) , histopathological examination , dermatology , rare disease , surgery , disease , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
A Tunisian patient with painless swelling and discharging sinuses of the right foot was diagnosed with Eumycetoma after 1 year of evolution. Mycetoma is a neglected disease relatively rare in our country. An early and accurate diagnosis, based on histopathological and microbiological examinations, limits functional and esthetical damage.