RESUMO
A Nodular Melanoma of the foot is a relatively uncommon disease, which accounts for the dearth of literature. The anatomical location of a primary malignant melanoma is of prognostic importance as primary lesions of the foot and ankle have poorer prognostic outcomes. This single case reports a life-threatening presentation, of a primary nodular melanoma of the foot with associated distant metastases of the skeletal system, organs and lymph nodes.
Assuntos
Melanoma/patologia , Melanoma/secundário , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Ósseas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Ósseas/secundário , Diagnóstico Tardio , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Metástase Linfática , Masculino , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/secundárioRESUMO
This case study describes the presentation of a tropical foot infection that presented in a 38-year-old male farm worker from the eastern province of Saudi Arabia who contracted the fungal infection that is Madurella mycetomatis. Mycetomas or Madura foot is characterized by a slow progressive infection that can result in severe soft tissue and muscle involvement along with destruction of the underlying bone. This foot pathology is rare in the United States and across Europe; however, the increasing influx of a migrant population means that a heightened awareness of its existence is needed.
