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African woman with Mycetoma on her leg   Mycetoma is a local, chronic, slowly progressive infection of skin, subcutaneous tissues, fascia, bone, and muscle, most commonly of the foot or hand, characterized by swelling or tumorfaction draining sinuses, and granules; the exudate contains grains that may be yellow, white, red, brown, or black depending on the causative microorganisms. The first medical reports were from doctors in Madura, India–an alternate name for the disease is Madura...