Madura foot masquerading as a hemangioma

Jonelle M. Petscavage; Michael L. Richardson

doi:10.2484/rcr.v5i1.355

Madura foot masquerading as a hemangioma

Jonelle M. Petscavage, Michael L. Richardson

Department of Radiology

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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).

Original language	English (US)
Article number	355
Pages (from-to)	355
Number of pages	1
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v5i1.355
State	Published - 2010

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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