Case Reports in Pathology (Jan 2012)

A Rare Presentation of Concurrent Scedosporium apiospermum and Madurella grisea Eumycetoma in an Immunocompetent Host

  • Vivek Gulati,
  • Seun Bakare,
  • Saket Tibrewal,
  • Nizar Ismail,
  • Junaid Sayani,
  • Davinder Paul Singh Baghla

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/154201
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Mycetoma is a disfiguring, chronic granulomatous infection which affects the skin and the underlying subcutaneous tissue. We present an atypical case of recurrent mycetoma without ulceration, in a 35-year-old immunocompetent male caused by Scedosporium apiospermum sensu stricto and Madurella grisea, occurring at two separate anatomical sites.