Abdominal Wall Mycetoma Presented as Obstructed Incisional Hernia of Cesarean Section in Eastern Sudan

Elhardello, Osama A.; Adam, Elsadig S.; Adam, Ishag

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/74643

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 074643 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/74643

Abdominal Wall Mycetoma Presented as Obstructed Incisional Hernia of Cesarean Section in Eastern Sudan

Osama A. Elhardello,¹Elsadig S. Adam,¹and Ishag Adam²

Received20 Nov 2006

Revised01 Feb 2007

Accepted07 Feb 2007

Published07 Mar 2007

Abstract

Mycetoma a worldwide disease frequently occurs in the tropics with the highest prevalence being in Africa. Madurella mycetomatis is the main causative organism of human eumycetoma in Sudan. The legs and feet were commonly the sites of the infection. A 22-year-old lady was presented with painful abdominal swelling around a previous caesarian section scar. A provisional diagnosis of obstructed incisional hernia was put. Histopathological examination revealed macroscopically four masses of soft tissue. Microscopic sections showed grains of Madurella mycetomatis.

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