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

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

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7295

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

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
Mycetoma Research Center
University of Khartoum

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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: Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 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.

Original language	English
Article number	e7295
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7295
Publication status	Published - May 2023

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

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