The causative organism in Madura Mycosis Mycetoma is: (A) Nocardia, (B) Dimorphic fungus, (C) Aspergillus, (D) Dermatophytes
Answer is A. Eumycetoma - Acremonium falciforme, Madurella mycetomi, Madurella grisea, Pseudoallescheria boydii, Exophiala jeanselmei. Actimomycetoma- Actinomadura Madurai, Actinomadura Pelletier, Nocardia brasiliensis, Streptomyces somaliensis. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition