TY - JOUR
T1 - Madura foot masquerading as a hemangioma
AU - Petscavage, Jonelle M.
AU - Richardson, Michael L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2010 The Authors.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Mycetoma, also known as Madura foot, is a rare soft-tissue granulomatous infection caused by Actinomyces or true fungi. The MRI "dot-in-circle" sign has been described as a characteristic finding of mycetoma. This sign represents spherical T2 bright masses containing central and intervening low-signal-intensity foci. However, other soft-tissue masses can have similar appearances. We present a case of a Madura foot that was erroneously given the imaging diagnosis of soft-tissue hemangioma due to the presence of serpiginous enhancing masses with the "dot-in-circle" sign (believed to be due to phleboliths).
AB - Mycetoma, also known as Madura foot, is a rare soft-tissue granulomatous infection caused by Actinomyces or true fungi. The MRI "dot-in-circle" sign has been described as a characteristic finding of mycetoma. This sign represents spherical T2 bright masses containing central and intervening low-signal-intensity foci. However, other soft-tissue masses can have similar appearances. We present a case of a Madura foot that was erroneously given the imaging diagnosis of soft-tissue hemangioma due to the presence of serpiginous enhancing masses with the "dot-in-circle" sign (believed to be due to phleboliths).
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v5i1.355
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v5i1.355
M3 - Article
C2 - 27307847
AN - SCOPUS:84973121669
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 5
SP - 355
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 355
ER -