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International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN: 2249-8109

Volume 16, Issue 1, Aug 2015 pp 156-158

Case Report

Eumycotic mycetoma of metatarsals presenting with bone cyst

Rashmi K Patil¹, Milind M Kesarkhane², S K Kittur³, Arunkumar G⁴

{¹Associate Professor, ²PG Student, ³Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology} {⁴Sr. Resident, Department ofOrthopaedics} Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi-590001, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract
Mycetoma or ‘Madhura foot’ is a chronic infection of skin and subcutaeneous tissue, fascia and bone. It is caused by true fungi (eumycetoma) or by filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma). Since the treatment of these two etiologies is entirely different, a definite diagnosis after histopathological and microbiological examination is mandatory. We hereby present a rare case of eumycotic mycetoma involving right metatarsals with bone cyst formation.