Madura foot: a case report

Abstract

A 24-year-old girl, without any significant medical history. with seven months' history of a painful tumefaction of his left foot. Physical examination revealed a tumefaction that discharges a purulent exudate containing black granules via skin fistulas. Direct microscopic examination of grains suggests a fungal infection. Standard X-rays of his foot showed no lesion of the bone. So with the combination of the clinical specific lesions and typical grains, a diagnosis of Madura foot was made and the patient treated with surgical debridement, followed by Ketoconazole for 12 months, she is under regular monitoring. Mycetoma is characterized by a clinical triad of chronic induration, draining sinuses and discharge of granules. It is either actinomycotic or eumycotic in etiology. It is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries.

Keywords

• madura foot
• black grains
• eumycetoma