Case ReportInternational Surgery Journal
Publication: Coexistence of eumycetoma and tuberculosis in a same lesion in right thigh in an adult: a rare case report
Int Surg J. 2016;3(4):2343-2346.DOI10.18203/2349-2902.isj20163632
Abstract
Eumycetoma is an uncommon infection in adults, especially as a co-infection with extra pulmonary tuberculosis. We report a unique case of Co-existence of Eumycetoma and tuberculosis in a same lesion in an adult from a known endemic area of Tamilnadu, India which posed a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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- Department of General Surgery, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
