Clinical triad with multi-biopsy histopathology as a reliable diagnostic marker of mycetomas: a retrospective review from a tertiary care center.
Farzana AnsariSaurabh SinghAbhishek BhardwajAnil BudaniaAnupama BainsAasma NalwaSudeep KheraPoonam ElhenceAnkur PatelTaruna YadavPushpinder KheraPublished in: International journal of dermatology (2022)
Eumycetoma was more common than actinomycetoma in our setup, ratio being 4.43 : 1. A clinical triad of swelling, multiple sinuses and grainy discharge with any one diagnostic support (histopathology/radiology) is sufficient to make a definitive diagnosis of mycetoma in the absence of microbiological identification.