Mycetoma

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Mycetoma

ORPHA:2583Disease

Also called Madura foot

What it is

A neglected tropical infection, rare in Europe, characterized by subcutaneous tumorous lesions in which mycetoma grains containing the causative agent can be observed. Mycetoma is a broad term encompassing both actinomycetoma (bacterial) and eumycetoma (fungal).

Key facts

Prevalence
1-9 / 100 000 (Sudan)
Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

B47.0ICD-10 uses a narrower term
B47.1ICD-10 uses a narrower term
B47.9ICD-10 uses a narrower term

Cross-references

GARD 3862MEDDRA 10028427MESH D008271MONDO 0016823UMLS C0024449

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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