Madura foot is caused by
Correct Answer: Fungal infection
Description: (Fungal infectiuons): (618 Anant narayan 7th edition; 626-27-Chakraborty 2nd/ caused by)Madura foot or Maduramycosis caused by filamentous fungiImportant Causative agents of mycetoma (557- Baveja 4th)Causative agentColour of the grainsA. Eumycetoma Acremonium falciformeWhite - yellowMadurella mycetomiBlackM. griseaBlackPseudo allescheria boydiiWhite - yellowExophiala jeanselmeiBlackB. Actinomycetoma Actinomadura maduraeWhite -yellowA.pelletieriRedNocardia brasiliensisWhiteStreptomyces somaliensisYellow* Presence of grains in pus or biopsy material is diagnostic*** Mycetoma granules often elicit an immunologic response in tissue called Splendore-Hoeppli reaction"Sulphur granules" section of tissue showing an actinomycotic colony. The clubs at the periphery giving a"sun ray appearance"***
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