Cutaneous tuberculosis of the foot clinically mimicking mycetoma: A case report
Ayman Ahmed, Amel Ahmed Hagelnur, Hala Fathi Eltigani, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig
Abstract
Key Clinical Message: In a resource-limited setting such as Sudan, where diagnostic and surveillance capacities are limited and several dermal diseases with similar clinical presentation are endemic, further precautious must taking into account. Abstract: . Atypical clinical presentations of CTB may resemble other skin neglected diseases. For definitive diagnosis, we require a holistic diagnostic approach including clinical examination and deployment of laboratory investigations including microbial culture, histopathological, and molecular examinations of the proper samples per test. In this communication, we report a case of CTB that was initially misidentified clinically as mycetoma.