Mycetoma is a subcutaneous infection that involves the lower extremities but may also occur in any part of the body. Swelling, purplish discoloration, and tumorlike deformities of the subcuta-neous tissue are all symptoms associated with mycetoma. Which organism can cause this disease?
a. Bipolaris spp.
b. Exserohilum spp.
c. Pseudallescheria boydii
d. Exophiala dermatitidis
C
Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection that usually involves the lower extremities but may also occur in any part of the body. The infection is characterized by swelling, purplish dis-coloration, tumorlike deformities of the subcutaneous tissue, and chronic sinus tract infections that drain pus containing yellow, white, red, or black granules. P. boydii is one organism that can cause this disease state.
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