Actinomycetoma affecting the ankle of an elderly man. Mycetoma is an uncommon disease found in the tropics. It is a chronic, localised infection of the skin and underlying tissues characterised by the formation of several abscesses and granulomas. The causes of mycetoma can be bacterial or fungal. The bacteria responsible for the disease are known as actinomycetes (producing actinomycetoma), whilst the fungal form is known simply as eumycetoma. The two causes appear the same in specimens and can only be distinguished through analysing cell cultures. | |
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