Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Mycoses (B35-B49)»Eumycetoma (B47.0)
B47.0
Eumycetoma
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A chronic progressive subcutaneous infection caused by species of fungi (eumycetoma), or actinomycetes (actinomycetoma). It is characterized by tumefaction, abscesses, and tumor-like granules representing microcolonies of pathogens, such as MADURELLA fungi and bacteria ACTINOMYCETES, with different grain colors.