Mistaken identity: Eumycetoma masquerading as Squamous cell carcinoma
- Author:
Catherina Jessica Sutantoyo
1
;
Johannes F. Dayrit
1
;
Ma. Teresita G. Gabriel
1
;
Glen Purnomo
2
;
Reynaldo L. Ugalde
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Other Types
- MeSH: Mycetoma; Mycoses; Itraconazole
- From: Journal of the Philippine Dermatological Society 2018;27(1):81-83
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: We report a case of eumycetoma in a Filipino patient who presented with a solitary reddish brown, moist, multinodular tumor on the dorsum of the left foot of 2 years duration. Biopsy with Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) & Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) staining, fungal culture, ultrasound and X-ray of the foot were done in our institution which confirmed the diagnosis of eumycetoma. The patient was successfully treated with itraconazole 400/day for 3 months, followed by 200mg/day for the succeeding 9 months, leading to complete resolution of the lesion leaving an atrophic hypopigmented scar. A high index of suspicion supported by diagnostic tests aided in the early detection of the disease which also resulted to complete resolution of the disease.
- Full text:81-83 Tropical-grove_Mistaken-Identity_Sutantoyo.pdf
