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Mycetoma, the Madura foot of India, is a disease very similar to actinomycosis, and, like that disease, is produced by a somewhat characteristic streptothrix.
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Actinomycotic Infections; Madura Foot
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For this reason—and because the first medical reports were from doctors in Madura, India—an alternate name for the disease is Madura foot.
is a painless swelling caused by infection from Eumycetes becoming matted together with soft body tissues. The fungus often enters the body with a thorn, and legions are common on the legs and feet giving rise to its popular name of Madura Foot.
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