A case of mycetoma-like chromoblastomycosis in Qatar

Gawahir A Ali; Wael Goravey; Saad J Taj-Aldeen; Mahir Petkar; Issam Al-Bozom; Hamad Abdel Hadi

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00853

A case of mycetoma-like chromoblastomycosis in Qatar

IDCases. 2020 May 30:21:e00853. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00853. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Gawahir A Ali¹, Wael Goravey¹, Saad J Taj-Aldeen², Mahir Petkar², Issam Al-Bozom², Hamad Abdel Hadi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Qatar.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is one of the neglected tropical mycoses associated with chronic infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. We report a case of 49-year-old patient originally from India presented with a mycetoma-like lesion in his right foot which was slowly progressing over three-year period. The diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis was confirmed following surgical excision and identification of the unique histological pathology of muriform bodies. The patient was subsequently treated with a prolonged course of oral itraconazole with a favorable outcome. The clinical presentations, assessment and management of the disease are outlined.

Keywords: Chromoblastomycosis; Foot infections; Itraconazole; Muriform bodies.

Publication types

Case Reports