Using a Madurella mycetomatis-specific PCR on grains obtained via non-invasive fine-needle aspirated material is more accurate than cytology.

Background: Eumycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous inflammatory fungal infection most often caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. Using a species-specific PCR on DNA directly isolated from grains is currently the most reliable method for species identification. However, so far, PCR has been performed on grains obtained through deep-seated surgical biopsies, which are invasive procedures.

Staphylococcus aureus causing primary foot botryomycosis mimicking actinomycetoma: a case report from Sudan.

Objectives: Botryomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of bacterial origin. Two forms of the disease exist; the cutaneous and the visceral form. The subcutaneous form mimics actinomycetoma clinically and histologically; however, the treatment is different.