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Madura foot: Report of a eumycetoma Moroccan case

Author(s) -

Naoufal Hjira,

Adil Boudhas,

Abderrahmane Al Bouzidi,

Mohammed Boui

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2352-2429

pISSN - 2352-2410

DOI - 10.1016/j.jssdds.2013.12.004

Subject(s) - medicine , mycetoma , dermatology , foot (prosody) , debridement (dental) , ketoconazole , histopathological examination , lesion , surgery , surgical debridement , pathology , antifungal , linguistics , philosophy

Madura foot is a chronic infectious disease, caused by bacterial actinomycetes or by fungi. Mycetoma is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, where it is a real public health issue. It is a rare and neglected disease in our country. The diagnosis is made by clinical picture, direct microscopic examination and histological study.The best therapeutic choice is surgical removal of the lesion, followed by medical treatment. An earlier diagnosis and treatment can elicit good results. We report a case of eumycetoma in a 33year-old Moroccan man, rural worker, treated by Ketoconazole in 12months, associated with surgical debridement. The evolution was marked by the complete remission of the infection

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