Mycetoma sans sinuses.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2006 Mar-Apr; 72(2): 143-4
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-51922
ABSTRACT
Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infection involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone. The hallmark of mycetoma is tumefaction, draining sinuses and the presence of microcolonies called grains. Sinuses develop in all patients with mycetoma within a year of the appearance of the lesion. The following case is reported as no sinuses had developed despite the presence of the lesion for 9 years, posing a diagnostic dilemma.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Mycetoma
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Year:
2006
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Article
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