Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2000)

Eumycetoma Caused By Pyrenochaeta Romeroi - A Case Report

  • Mohanty J.C,
  • Mohanty S.K,
  • Sahoo A,
  • Ghosh S.K,
  • Pattnaik K.L

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 2
pp. 76 – 77

Abstract

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A 36 year old male presented with an inflammatory mass over right foot with multiple sinuses and purulent discharge. It was clinically diagnosed as a case of madura foot. On microbiological investigation, it was finally diagnosed to be a case of eumycetoma and the fungus isolated was Pyrenochaeta romeroi, an unusual agent for eumycetoma.