title: Actinomadura pelletieri mycetoma from the Transvaal. A case report.
abstract: The osteophilic red grain mycetoma due to Actinomadura pelletieri is rare in southern Africa. This report describes an elderly patient with extensive bone involvement in which lymphatic spread to the inguinal lymph nodes had occurred. The diagnosis and management are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009618:Nocardiaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification