Actinnomycetoma : A case report

Actinnomycetoma is a relatively rare chronic pustular infection. Thirty four cases have been reported from various geographic locations in  Iran. In this case report, a fifty year old male patient with Actinomycotic mycetoma lesions in his right foot was studied. Studies of the direct smear and culturing of the specimens ( both pus and & exudate, collected from the lesions), revealed that Nocardia asteroids was the causative agent.

کلیدواژه ها:

Actinnomycetoma ، Nocardia asteroids