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Actions	Foot showing changes due to mycetoma. Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.3394 TitleFoot showing changes due to mycetoma. DescriptionFoot showing changes due to mycetoma. Mycetoma is an infection of the skin that has spread into the underlying bones and tissues. It can affect any part of the body, but is most commonly seen in the feet. It is sometimes known as ‘Madura foot’, as the disease was first described in the Southern Indian province of Madura. It can be caused by either fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma) that live in soil or water which enter the skin through minor injuries and then grow in the tissues and bones of the feet, and so it is most commonly seen in agricultural workers - especially those that walk barefoot. The preparation is the bones of the right foor, with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula. From a patient in India aged 30 years. The phalanges are unaffected. The metatarsal bones are progressively decalcified towards their proximal extremities which are destroyed. The navicular, cuboid, and cuneiform bones are represented by irregular cancellous portions, and the talus and calcaneum are riddled by osteoporosis which has also affected the articular surfaces of the tibia and fibula. Around the margin of the tuberosity of the calcaneum short delicate dendriform spicules of new bone project. Production placeINDIA Production periodNineteenth century Object nameBONES, foot Object categoryAnatomical, specimen Dimensions Jar Height: 32 cm Diameter: 15.5 cm

Object numberGC.3394

TitleFoot showing changes due to mycetoma.

DescriptionFoot showing changes due to mycetoma. Mycetoma is an infection of the skin that has spread into the underlying bones and tissues. It can affect any part of the body, but is most commonly seen in the feet. It is sometimes known as ‘Madura foot’, as the disease was first described in the Southern Indian province of Madura. It can be caused by either fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma) that live in soil or water which enter the skin through minor injuries and then grow in the tissues and bones of the feet, and so it is most commonly seen in agricultural workers - especially those that walk barefoot. The preparation is the bones of the right foor, with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula. From a patient in India aged 30 years. The phalanges are unaffected. The metatarsal bones are progressively decalcified towards their proximal extremities which are destroyed. The navicular, cuboid, and cuneiform bones are represented by irregular cancellous portions, and the talus and calcaneum are riddled by osteoporosis which has also affected the articular surfaces of the tibia and fibula. Around the margin of the tuberosity of the calcaneum short delicate dendriform spicules of new bone project.

Production placeINDIA

Production periodNineteenth century

Object nameBONES, foot

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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