A 55-year-old man from rural Mexico presents with a chronic draining sinus on his foot. The sinus discharges grains that are white/pale yellow. Gram s...

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A 55-year-old man from rural Mexico presents with a chronic draining sinus on his foot. The sinus discharges grains that are white/pale yellow. Gram stain of crushed grains shows branching filamentous Gram-positive organisms. Culture grows Nocardia brasiliensis. What type of mycetoma is this?

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Actinomycetoma (bacterial)

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Eumycetoma (fungal)

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Maduromycosis

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Chromoblastomycosis

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Sporotrichosis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Actinomycetoma

A 55-year-old man from rural Mexico presents with a chronic draining sinus on his foot. The sinus discharges grains that are white/pale yellow. Gram stain of crushed grains shows branching filamentous Gram-positive organisms. Culture grows Nocardia brasiliensis. What type of mycetoma is this?