mycetoma/edema

Mycetomas are a chronic skin infection characterized by perilesional edema, formation of sinus tracts, and discharge of purulent or seropurulent exudate containing grains. This report aims to demonstrate the clinical diagnosis (by dermoscopy) of a skin lesion that initially bared no clinical

Mycetoma or maduromycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous disease caused by a fungus infection. We report a rare case of mycetoma in the hand; to our knowledge this is the first report in the United States of mycetoma caused by Nocardia asteroides. The patient had had 2 years of chronic drainage and

Eumycetoma is a mycotic disease caused by saprophytic soil fungi that are usually inoculated through minor injuries. A case of mycetoma in a Brazilian farmer aged 71 years is reported. This patient presented erythema and edema on the dorsal surface of the left hand with multiple crusted and

This is a report of three cases of mycetome studied in our laboratory during the last four years. We also informed about the evolution of the first case produced by Pyrenochaeta romeroi nova species reported by Borelli in 1959. All the patients were farmer men, 18, 42 and 54 years old, from the

BACKGROUND Fungal granulomas of the central nervous system are rare and have a high rate of mortality and morbidity, irrespective of treatment. The authors report their experience of managing 66 patients during 15 years and discuss the clinical, radiological, surgical, and pathologic findings. This