Cystic form of Actinomycotic mycetoma: A new case with a diagnostic challenge

Ahlem Bellalah; Nouha Ben Abdeljelil; Manel Njima; Seifeddine Ben Hammouda; Sarah Ben Khalifa; Mustapha Koubaa; Abdelfatteh Zakhama; Rim Hadhri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4064

Cystic form of Actinomycotic mycetoma: A new case with a diagnostic challenge

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Mar 16;9(4):e04064. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4064. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Ahlem Bellalah^{1

2}, Nouha Ben Abdeljelil^{1

2}, Manel Njima^{1

2}, Seifeddine Ben Hammouda^{1

2}, Sarah Ben Khalifa^{1

2}, Mustapha Koubaa^{2

3}, Abdelfatteh Zakhama^{1

2}, Rim Hadhri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital Monastir Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine University of Monastir Monastir Tunisia.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital Monastir Tunisia.

Abstract

Mycetoma, commonly known as Madura foot, is a chronic granulomatous infection caused either by fungi (eumycetoma) known as actinomycete. This disease occurs preferentially in young adults, and it affects the foot in particular. We report a Tunisian case of mycetoma occurring in an old patient, particular by its cystic presentation.

Keywords: actinomycosis; cyst; histopathology; mycetoma.

Publication types

Case Reports