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Cutaneous tuberculosis of the foot clinically mimicking mycetoma: A case report

Ayman Ahmed, Amel Ahmed Hagelnur, Hala Fathi Eltigani, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig

2023Clinical Case Reports23 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineMycetomaCutaneous tuberculosisTuberculosisDermatologyPresentation (obstetrics)Foot (prosody)Mycobacterium tuberculosisHistopathological examinationPathologySurgeryLinguisticsPhilosophyInfectious Diseases and TuberculosisMycobacterium research and diagnosisFungal Infections and Studies
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