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Madura foot in Europe: diagnosis of an autochthonous case by molecular approach and review of the literature.
New Microbiologica 2016 April
Madura foot is a chronic granulomatous infection of the soft-tissue of the foot and it is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries. Some cases have also been reported in local people or migrants in temperate countries. The microbiological diagnosis requires prolonged bacterial cultures in aerobic and anaerobic conditions, but the use of the molecular approach could be helpful for an early and rapid diagnosis. We describe an autochthonous case of Actinomadura madurae foot infection in an Italian woman. The diagnosis was achieved 36 months after symptoms onset by PCR detection and sequencing of 16S rDNA directly on biopsy. She started therapy with rifampin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and amikacin. After 3 months the pain had disappeared and the swelling subsided. We reviewed the literature on Madura foot due to bacterial causative agents in Europe and observed that the median time from onset to diagnosis is high, possibly due to several factors like the difficulties of the microbiological and radiological diagnosis. Our case report and the review of literature point out that the implementation of a surveillance system, the involvement of an infectious diseases specialist, with experience in tropical diseases, and the availability of a microbiology unit to perform feasible and rapid molecular diagnostic tests could result in an earlier diagnosis and an optimal antibiotic therapy of this rare but difficult-to-treat and, above all, difficult-to-diagnose infection.
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